Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Will Bennett & The Tells “In Nashville”

June 26, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

‘All Your Favorite Songs’ is the new album from Will Bennett & The Tells, and it is out tomorrow. And this song is the first single from the album, and what a single it is. Scathing […]

Tony Harrah Blues “Sweet Lucinda” – Listen

June 25, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Sweet Lucinda‘ is the lead single from Tony Harrah’s new album ‘Unicorns‘, and focuses on farming desperation. Not just crop failures or droughts – the desperation here is that of separating from a wife, the pointlessness […]

Track Premiere: Western States “Duke”

June 24, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The band Western States formed in St Louis, the great confluence of American music – everything travelled to St Louis along the Mississippi and the Missouri and that includes every strand of music. St. Louis is […]

Mavis Staples “We Get By” (Anti-, 2019)

June 21, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

As we noted earlier in the year – when her live album recorded on her 2018 London dates was released – Mavis Staples is showing no sign of slowing down, in fact quite the opposite would […]

Franc Cinelli “Fly” – Listen

June 21, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Born in Rome, raised in London, Franc Cinelli is a songwriter who sounds steeped deep in English folk traditions – he also acknowledges Nick Drake as an inspiration. ‘Fly’comes from his second album ‘Night Songs’, due […]

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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