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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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Alison Brown and Steve Martin (Featuring Tim O’Brien) “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back” – touring tales

April 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s the tale of the touring life – away for 5 days straight and then home to the family for a couple of days and then…repeat.  It’s also a taste of an upcoming album from banjo […]

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Hudson Mueller “Welcome To Earth” – enjoy yourself whilst you’re here

April 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The title track of Hudson Mueller’s new album references Kurt Vonnegut’s wisdom for newcomers to our planet – and takes the form of a song from a father to his literally new child, imparting the knowledge […]

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Folk Roundup – Daria Kulesh, Lush “In the Bath” Compilation, Kristin Daelyn, Pedair, Ainsley Hamill

March 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, well, well – it seems that there is a larger amount of Welsh folk being produced than we’d previously suspected, and we have a couple more samples on this month’s Folk Roundup.  Alongside that there’s […]

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Penny & Sparrow “Breakdown” – love me through the angst

March 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Indie-folk pair Penny & Sparrow released their latest album, ‘Lefty‘ on the 31st of January via I Love You / Thirty Tigers, and naturally enough ‘Breakdown‘ is taken from that release.   ‘Breakdown‘ shows a lot of […]

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Jim Kweskin “Four Or Five Times” – skiffling along

March 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Jim Kweskin – now that’s a legendary name, leader of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band through the Sixties and beyond, playing with people like Geoff Muldaur and appearing at the original Newport Folk Festival five years […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 2

If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Yola Carter

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Just about the coolest thing in UK Americana right now, Yola Carter, is taking it to the Yanks, Carter is electric live and her sonic boom voice is a force of nature.  You want it real, […]

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Watch the video for the first track to be taken from it ‘Three Hours Ahead Of Midnight’. Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger has announced the release of his new studio album ‘Donlands’ which lands on October 27th […]

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