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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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Tuung “Crow” – Listen

July 2, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Can it really be fifteen years since Tuung formed?  Can it really be eleven years since the full original line-up recorded together ?  Apparently the answers are yes and…yes.  Well, this is the second single from […]
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C. W. Stoneking, Portland Arms, Cambridge 20th June 2018

June 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
A welcome return to the UK for one of Australia’s most accomplished purveyors of vintage – but not, so far, old timey – music which sounds fresh and vibrant in the hands of this aficionado of […]
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Marc Ribot “Srinivas” – Listen

June 28, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Srinivas Kuchibhotla was a Sikh immigrant to the USA who was murdered in February 2017 by a racist who mistook him for a Muslim – as if that was a valid excuse.  His is one of […]
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The Stubborn Lovers “Porch Light” – Listen

June 27, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Americana-UK can’t think of another song that mentions the smell of Grandma’s Rhubarb Pie (if dear reader you know of one – that’s what the comments section is for).  But it’s there in a plethora of […]
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Wizz Jones & Ralph McTell, Junction 2, Cambridge, 21st June 2018

June 26, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
In the wake of the passing of John Renbourn in 2015, old friends Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones were prompted to finally get around to recording an album together the title of which – ‘About Time‘ […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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Bob Dylan “Sign On The Window” – Listen

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Coming on-line just a little late for us on Friday. Here’s a song from the new Bob Dylan archive album ‘1970‘, which features outtakes and alternate takes of songs from ‘Self Portrait‘ and ‘New Morning‘ as […]
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Blitzen Trapper going wild and reckless in UK this week

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As part of a lengthy European tour covering Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Blitzen Trapper hit our shores for 3 brief dates this week.  It’s hard to credit that it’s been 10 years since […]
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The six songs on Robert LaRoche’s new EP, ‘A Thousand Shades’, chart a journey through addictive, obsessive love and relationship break-ups. LaRoche’s pop background in The Sighs is evident in the rhythms, the warm vocal and […]

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