Jonathan Aird

Paddy Nash & Paul Casey “Hard Act To Follow” – Listen

May 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Hard Act To Follow’ is the first song from a forthcoming brand new album by two of Derry’s finest singer-songwriters, Paddy Nash & Paul Casey. It’s something of a heartfelt roots-rocker of a tune about the […]

Cosmos Sunshine “Letdown” – Listen

May 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

If you’re born on a hippy commune on the Connecticut River then there’s a good chance you’ll end up with a distinctive name like Cosmos Sunshine Heidtmann. Wisely dropping the Heidtmann, Cosmos Sunshine makes big rolling […]

Ray Davies continues his journey through Americana

May 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The quintessential English songwriter Ray Davies has had a long fascination with America, and the USA in particular. His 2013 autobiography was entitled “Americana,” and he went on to release an album of the same name […]

The Nautical Theme “Float” (Independent, 2018)

May 2, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

With a band named ‘The Nautical Theme’ comprising a duo of piano and vocals (Tesia Mallory) and guitar and vocals (Matt Shetler) this might make the casual browser think they were about to stroll into folk […]

One Grass Two Grass “Praise You” – Listen

May 2, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

On their second album ‘Horizon’, San Francisco Bay bluegrass band One Grass Two Grass have a hot mix of originals and a single cover which is this re-imagining of Fatboy Slim’s re-imagining of Camille Yarbrough’s ‘Take Yo’ […]