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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?
Album Reviews

Fox & Coyote “Scattered Shadows In A Double Bed” (Independent, 2018)

July 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Fox & Coyote are a five piece band from Minneapolis who mix shoegaze guitar with banjo and soaring cello, all delivered over inventive drumming and bass patterns. The band tends towards the emotionally open in their […]

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Track Premiere: Wes Charlton “Snow Covered Cars”

July 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1

Wes Charlton is gearing up to release his latest album, ‘Morning Stars‘, on September 28th. It’ll be his third full length solo release, and ‘Snow Covered Cars‘ is the lead single. There’s a classic rock feel […]

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I See Hawks In LA have huge summer tour of the UK

July 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Earlier this year I See Hawks In LA brought out a new album,  ‘Live and Never Learn‘,  a full and long five years after their previous masterpiece ‘Mystery Drug‘.  The new album drew on recent hard […]

Album Reviews

Richie Havens “Something Else Again” (Floating World Records, 2018)

July 11, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Something Else Again‘ was originally released in 1968 and is one of a clutch of late 1960’s / early 1970’s albums that represent the first Golden period of Richie Havens’ music – his last 3 or […]

Album Reviews

Marisa Anderson “Cloud Corner” (Independent, 2018)

July 10, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Marisa Anderson is a Portland based guitarist with several previous albums to her name, whose latest release ‘Cloud Corner‘ continues along a path of guitar instrumental pictures in sound. Here Marisa Anderson has found herself wandering […]

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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”

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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”

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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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The Song Remains: Norma Waterson 1939 – 2022

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A unique innovator within the folk tradition and the UK’s own Maybelle Carter. One of the great voices of British Folk Music will sing no more. Norma Waterson, a founding member of The Watersons and a […]

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While our daily lives are restricted and music lovers are unable to see live music, AUK is posting regular ‘mini-gigs’, recorded by artists in isolation  and beamed from their home to yours.  Today we bring you […]

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