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Jennah Bell “Another Lousiana” – Listen

January 25, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Another Lousiana‘ is a classically beautiful folk tinged singer-songwriter confessional from Jennah Bell. It’s the lead single from her upcoming in February album ‘ Anchors & Elephants‘. There’s a lot more we could say, but then […]

Carson McHone “Drugs” – Listen

January 24, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Ray Wylie Hubbard says of Carson McHone that she “writes songs like her life depends on it.” There’s no soft edges on this new song from Carson McHone, from the start there’s a destructive dependency – […]

Billy Wilder “Roar of the Wild” – Listen

January 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Billy Wilder is the band name, and the songwriting driving force behind the band is Avi Salloway. This track comes from the album ‘Strike the Match‘, which hit the ground at the end of last year. ‘Roar […]

Mike Waterson “Jack Frost” – Listen

January 22, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

This year is the 80th anniversary of the legendary folk music label Topic Records, and we’ll have more to say about that soon. Their roster of artists is quite phenomenal – The Watersons, Martin Carthy, Shirley […]

Malojian “Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home (Deluxe)” (Quiet Arch, 2018)

January 21, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

In this case weirdness would seem to be a sardonic view of the world, somewhat akin to the albums of Father John Misty – and, like Josh Tillman, Northern Irish singer Stephen Scullion has adopted an […]

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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