Jonathan Aird

Mercy Bell “Home” – Listen

January 14, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

We don’t underplay the importance that Mercy Bell places on her background, as her publicity proudly declares she is “Nashville queer Filipino-American musician Mercy Bell“. Which is great, but what is really going to make an […]

Vintage Springsteen set vinyl for re-release

January 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

There are, in fact, five albums by Springsteen on their way that have never been re-issued on vinyl since their original release. It’s a situation that had to be rectified! Not today, but on the 21st […]

Fawn “Burden” – Listen

January 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Fawn is the folk-Americana project of Liverpool based singer-songwriter Ilana Zsigmond, born in England but brought up mainly in in New Haven, Connecticut by parents who were themselves touring musicians. ‘Burden’ is a song about overcoming […]

Vetiver, Islington Academy, London, 17th December 2019

January 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The Islington Academy is one of London’s smaller venues, a room that revels in its awkward layout that surely aspires to non-Euclidean geometry, its poor lighting, and its really sticky floor. If it were a pub […]

Railroad Earth “The Great Divide” – Listen

January 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, that’s the first full week of January 2020 all done and dusted with – time to get going on the rest of the year. But if it’s been a tough one, you’ll maybe appreciate a […]

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 […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Mercy Bell “Home” – Listen

Vintage Springsteen set vinyl for re-release

Fawn “Burden” – Listen

Vetiver, Islington Academy, London, 17th December 2019

Railroad Earth “The Great Divide” – Listen

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

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

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

The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash