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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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Shirley Collins “Wondrous Love” – Listen

January 31, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Decisions, decisions – what to do when the Americana Music Association Awards clashes with a hen’s-teeth rare outing by Shirley Collins at The Roundhouse?  That is the dilemma before us all – the cream of the […]
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Track Premiere: Graham Stone Music “Fighting For”

January 30, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s great to have the premiere for this new song by Graham Stone – taken from his new album ‘Bad News‘ which is out on April 12th.  It’s an impassioned roots-rocker that reflects on the turmoil […]
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Israel Nash, Oslo, London, 25th January 2019

January 29, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Just a few weeks after his last appearance in London at The Scala, Israel Nash hit the capital again with his band, this time in Hackney in the even more intimate surroundings of Oslo – a […]
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Don Brownrigg “Bad Timing” – Listen

January 29, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Singer-songwriter Don Brownrigg describes this sprightly number as a straight”nope” – which is to say that yeah, he could be great – but sadly not for you.  Well, that’s refreshingly direct.   Dan Brownrigg has toured with […]
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Topic 80th Birthday Celebration, Cecil Sharpe House, London, 22nd January 2019

January 28, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
In the ever changing world in which we’re living it’s nice to know that there are some things that can be relied on to hang on in against the odds – and one of those things […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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