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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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Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear “Childhood Goodbye” – Listen

March 14, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

There are not so many mother and son folk duos, but if they could all sound as good as Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear then we’d be all in favour of this being the next […]

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Jesse Terry has UK tour in April

March 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

New England singer songwriter Jesse Terry will be returning to the UK to join friend and fellow songwriter Callaghan on her April tour. The pair recently completed a series of sell-out shows in the US and […]

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Delafaye “Anyway” – Listen

March 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 2

Delafaye is the performance name of Lousianna one-man-band Andrew Shockley who home records , and plays all the instruments on his tracks including this new one.  ‘Anyway’ is dreamy and melodic – it’s an anthem of […]

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Bird in the Belly “The Crowing” (GFM Records, 2018)

March 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Folk music, the gathering threads of tradition, is forever being renewed – it needs reshaping as much as reverence if it’s to be inculcated into new generations of singers and musicians. And at any one time […]

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The 286 “Time Immemorial” – Listen

March 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The 286 are a London based musical collective brought together when Spencer Hannabuss posted an advert on the internet for classical musicians to join his band.  Time Immemorial is The 286’s first single to be released this year, […]

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