Jonathan Aird

Dixie Chicks release first new music in 14 years

March 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Fourteen years is a long time between albums – but that’s exactly the time-span since ‘Taking the Long Way‘ and the new album ‘Gaslighter‘ which’ll appear on May 1st. Not that the Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire, […]

Track Premiere: Great Lake Swimmers “Getting To The Heart Of It”

March 4, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s a lot of good news attached to this Premiere of a new song from Great Lake Swimmers. Not only is ‘Getting to the Heart of It‘ a great song from Tony Dekker, reverberating beautifully as […]

King Creosote revisits his love letter to Scotland

March 3, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

March 2020 sees the return of Scottish singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson aka King Creosote’s ‘From Scotland with Love’ project. A combination of heritage film which features themes of love, loss, war, resistance, emigration, work and play, ‘From […]

Gareth Inkster “Used To It” – Listen

March 3, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Gareth Inkster isn’t lucky in love – we don’t know if he’s lucky at cards, but there’s a suggestion from ‘Used to it‘ that he’s lucky at pulling a song out of an emotionally bad situation.

Classic Americana Compilations “UNCUT Presents: Americana 2004”

March 2, 2020 Jonathan Aird 6

Magazine cover discs come and cover discs go, sometimes there’s a track or two that sparks an interest – I first encountered The Decemberists via a disc from Word magazine, that was a good find. Just […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

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