Jonathan Aird

Andy Shauf “Things I Do” – Listen

November 20, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Andy Shauf’s 2016 album ‘The Party‘ was a really interesting singer-songwriter release featuring interconnecting songs and characters at the titular gathering. He returns with his new album ‘The Neon Skyline’ which will be released on January […]

The Brother Brothers “Summer Rain” – Listen

November 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

If The Brother Brothers called somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere home then all would be well – but the twin brothers Adam and David Moss hail out of Illinois, and live in Brooklyn. So we are […]

Hannah White & The Nordic Connections “Hannah White & The Nordic Connections” (Independent, 2019)

November 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 3

This eponymous debut album features a solid enough set of Country songs in the mainstream style of any number of Seventies Nashville songbirds. Whilst well played and featuring Hannah White’s pleasant vocals, this is an album […]

The Delines + Those Pretty Wrongs, The Stables, Wavendon, 5th November 2019

November 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The Delines played the second night of their second UK tour of the year at The Stables, which offered quite a contrast to the venues they packed back in February. Back then it would be somewhere […]

The Deer “Swoon” Listen

November 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Leading off with a stately piano line, ‘Swoon‘ is the third single from The Deer’s new album ‘Do No Harm.’ It showcases the band’s psych-folk stylings, as it quickly gives way to a wordy tongue-twisting verse […]

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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