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About Jonathan Aird
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Justin Roeland “Desolation” – Listen

August 30, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
On ‘Desolation‘, taken from his most recent album ‘Doomed to bloom‘, Justin Roeland mixes Byrdsian jangle-rock with a fuzzed and phased up dream-like sensibility.   The song is imbued with the inevitability of change and development – […]
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Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real “Turn Off The News (Build A Garden)” – Listen

August 29, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
What do we love most about Lukas Nelson ?  Is that his band name combined with his song titles are guaranteed to over-run the line length?  Well, that’s cool, but it’s not it.  Is it that […]
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Jo Schornikow “Martingale” – Listen

August 28, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Jo Schornikow, who has previously played piano in Phosphorescent, has an album of her own out called ‘Secret Weapon.’  It’s strikingly original with dark shades on songs such as ‘Martingale‘.  She has said of the song […]
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The End Of America “Monsters” – Listen

August 27, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Monsters‘ is the latest single from the Philadelphia based band The End of America,  made up of Brendon Thomas, Trevor Leonard and  James Downes who produce incredibly tight harmonies in their alt-folk -rock influenced songs.  ‘Monsters‘ contemplates the […]
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Kelsey Waldon “Sunday’s Children” – Listen

August 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Kelsey Waldon calls it as she sees it on this, her new single from her new album ‘White Noise/White Lines‘, released on John Prines’ Oh Boy Records.  That came about after Waldon moved from the wonderfully […]

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It’s a privilege to premiere the video for The Golden Hour, the opening track from Michael Weston King’s latest album. It’s great to see all the performers at work in precise collaboration; Colin Elliot’s insistent keys, […]
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Joshua Burnside “It’s Not Going To Be Okay”

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A searing display of grief through ten bare songs. How we all cope with grief is complex and individual, though the ability of energising one’s sadness through music is a powerful and positive one. Belfast’s Joshua […]

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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