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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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Tim Carr “Take Me There” – Listen

June 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
The thing about being a jazz drummer is that it pretty much ensures that there’ll be more interesting rhythm’s to one’s music.  Which explains some of Tim Carr’s lead track from his upcoming EP ‘Swing & […]
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Many Voices Speak “Necessaries” – Listen

June 1, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Tink Town’ will be the debut album for Many Voices Speak, it’ll appear this August and ‘Necessaries’ is the lead single.  With layers of dreamy sound it features the singing and songwriting of Matilda Mård, who […]
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Brett Dennen “Already Gone” – Listen

May 31, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
The lazy way to approach describing music is to say who else it sounds like.  So, let’s be lazy for once: Brett Dennen is the intersection between Justin Townes Earle and Lord Huron.  ‘Already Gone’ is […]
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Track Premiere : The Mallett Brothers Band “Onowa”

May 30, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1
The new single from The Mallett Brothers Band, ‘Onowa’, is named for the town in which the Mallett Brothers were raised just north of Willimantic, Maine.  It’s a classic train wreck story – and this one’s […]
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Nils Lofgren, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge 24th May 2018

May 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1
Nils Lofgren near-solo – he’s accompanied tonight by multi-instrumentalist Gregg Varlotta – is a very different thing from what one might imagine from his “day job”. Shortly before heading off for his UK tour celebrating fifty […]

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Chip Taylor “Words From Holy Gardens”

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Poignancy heaped upon poignancy on Taylor’s final recordings Words From Holy Gardens was already a very emotionally wrought record, featuring as it does Chip Taylor’s home recordings of his responses to aging and in particular to […]
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Jesse Malin “Hollywood Forever” – tribute to a friend

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After all the hard times Jesse Malin has been through in recent years it’s more than good to hear new sounds from the man who embodies the spirit of punkish-rock and roll.  The new songs are […]
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Video Premiere: The Rosie Daze Band “Will Rise” – music for the ages

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Minneapolis-based The Rosie Daze Band will transport you into the musical past with their infectious brand of old-time folk and bluegrass. The group’s new single, Will Rise, is an absorbing combination of instruments delivered by superbly […]

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

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Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Jingle Bells Friday – next week, what do you mean next week?

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And here we are, the very last Jingle Bells Friday of the season – how did it come around so soon and with the Christmas song bag still well stuffed?  It’s always the way, isn’t it?  […]
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Singer-songwriter Floramay Holliday delivers a powerful vocal performance on her latest single, ‘Song to Myself’.  Musical layers – including an excellent trombone interlude – provide the foundation for her voice, resulting in a classic, timeless sound.  […]

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