Jonathan Aird

The Hollywood Freeway Ghosts “Flying” – Listen

July 8, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Gordon Tichell formed The Hollywood Freeway Ghosts when he moved from LA to Luxembourg, the band name coming from a song title he’d written for a band that broke up before he could get them to […]

Jade Jackson “Don’t Say That You Love Me” – Listen

July 5, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Jade Jackson’s back, two years after her album ‘Gilded‘ she has now released a whole bunch of new songs on the well received (read the review here) ‘Wilderness‘. This, her latest single, has a chorus that […]

Bob Dylan “The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings” (Columbia Records, 2019)

July 4, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

In many ways it was not the best of times for Dylan – having bared his soul on ‘Blood on the Tracks‘ he’d found a release in a whole new musical direction – a direction which […]

Lucy Dacus “Forever Half Mast” – Listen

July 4, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Lucy Dacus has been releasing new music with holiday themes, and her latest touches on Independence Day – not so much the movie more the soul of her country. Over a slow beat and peals of […]

Mt. Joy, Bush Hall, London, 25th June 2019

July 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It was a sweaty night outside and in as London enjoyed raised temperatures and the threat of rain. The ever elegant Bush hall was a good way towards full for Mt. Joy, making a stopover appearance […]

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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