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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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Taylor James Donskey “Gimme Some Time” – have we run out ?

March 7, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

This is a strange one, as Minneapolis singer songwriter Taylor James Donskey wrote this song a a tribute to something that happened getting on for half a decade ago.  What were you doing in 2020?  He […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Jason Isbell, The Barbican, London – 10th February 2025

March 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2

Jason Isbell is, it goes without saying, one of the shining lights of Americana – if someone wants to know what Americana is then you point at the totality of his musical output and just say […]

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Brown Horse “Dog Rose” – looking back with mixed feelings

March 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Norfolk’s (and that’s Norfolk UK folks!) happening Brown Horse will release their second album ‘All The Right Weaknesses” which acts as a second volume of their sprawling fuzzy Americana from the cosmic and rocking end of […]

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Suzanne Vega breaks decade of silence

March 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, not actually silent for a decade, but rather it has been that long, and more, since the last album of new material and that overlong wait for a new album is over.  Well, not actually […]

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Track Premiere: Rachel McIntyre Smith “The Attic”

March 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

In ‘The Attic‘ Rachel McIntyre Smith presents as not a fan of decluttering, of holding things up and determining whether they bring joy.  Because objects can also be the repository of memories and connected thoughts, they […]

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Video Premiere: Sam Lewis “Chase The Moon”

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  • Video Premiere: Sam Lewis “Chase The Moon”
  • Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other
  • Joshua Josué “Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom”
  • Jerry Leger returns to the UK for April dates
  • 7 Hills heads to the Old Town Great Hall, Trowbridge this March for one day festival
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  • Icarus Phoenix “On My Belly” – living life, despite it all
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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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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”

February 17, 2026 0

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 country meets folk of Ferris & Sylvester is to the fore on this their new single, originally released to coincide with Record Store Day.  It finds the duo trying to bring the directness  of youth […]

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Lucinda Williams “Where The Song Will Find Me” – Waiting for the muse to turn up

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Lucinda Williams is a legend, and never more so than in her resilient majesty on recent tours and here with a song from the new album ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart’ (out June 30th via […]

Album Reviews

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College rock favourites, The Connells, release ‘Steadman’s Wake‘, their ninth album, and their first release in almost twenty years. For those younger readers, US college rock was the late 80s and early 90s forerunner of what […]

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