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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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Suzanne Vega “Rats” – the vermin are everywhere

February 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Suzanne Vega has a new tour upcoming – well hooray!  It’s in the States, and a couple of dates in Germany.  Well, that’s not particularly useful for the beating heart of Vega fandom in the UK.  […]

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Lily Monaghan “Willing To Wait” – all good things come…

February 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Edmonton’s Lily Monaghan is evolving musically – her latest single ‘Willing To Wait‘ is the first full band recording that the singer, best known for more folky offerings, has recorded and released.  It’s a song that […]

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Sam Robbins “Piles Of Sand” – my name is Ozymandias…

February 21, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

With his third album ‘So Much I Still Don’t See‘ being prepared for release, Sam Robbins is teasing a second from it by releasing the opening track today.  The sounds of ‘Piles of Sand‘ are built […]

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Live Review: The Music of David Crosby, The Barbican, London, 3rd February 2025

February 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2

Two years, two weeks and a day – but hey, who’s counting? – since David Crosby died saw an ensemble gig at The Barbican to celebrate specifically his album ‘If I Could Only Remember My Name‘ […]

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The Brothers Comatose “Home Again” – I wish I was

February 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The Brothers Comatose have resurrected a song they wrote after friends lost their home in a big fire in the Santa Cruz mountains.  This has become pointedly topical again with the recent fires in Los Angeles, […]

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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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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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