Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Origami Ghosts “Elancourt”

July 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Origami Ghosts, as you might imagine, don’t make music like other people’s music – and that’s a good thing, right ? Originality is, surely, what we crave. ‘Elancourt‘ is the first release from the band’s new […]

Angela Perley “Don’t Look Back Mary” – Listen

July 2, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

On ‘Don’t Look Back Mary‘ Angela Perley’s writing really gets to the heart of heartbreak, takes that heart and marinades it in melancholy. Desperately slow and aching it paints a vivid picture of stoicism as life […]

Jessi McNeal “Won’t Run Dry” – Listen

July 1, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Jessi McNeal has the perfect Americana biography – raised in a log house that her parents had built in rural Washington state she was brought up on a musical diet of old country tunes, folk, bluegrass […]

Albi & The Wolves “This Is War” – Listen

June 28, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

New Zealand folk trio Albi & The Wolves make a big sound with just three people – Chris Dent fronts the band on guitar whilst Pascal Roggen adds electric violin and bass comes from Micheal Young. […]

Bruce Cockburn “Blind Willie” – Listen

June 27, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Bruce Cockburn really does not need an introduction – let’s just leave it at a tally of his most recent major awards and leave it at that: 2018 Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album Of The […]

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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