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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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The Hanging Stars “On a Sweet Summer’s Day” – Listen

January 30, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
With four-part-harmonies and luscious twelve-string guitars London’s The Hanging Stars borrow a musical feeling from The Byrds for this perfect slice of psychedelic folk-rock.  On a Sweet Summer’s Day is from the band’s new album Songs For […]
Live Reviews

Lord Huron, Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23rd January 2018

January 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Having attended Lord Huron’s first gig of their first proper UK tour back in 2013 this reviewer suggested that the masses should get out and see them at the moderate sized venues they’d been booked into, […]
Tracks

AVERS “Everything Hz” – Listen

January 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s true, there is too much music and sometimes…just sometimes…a great album slips by unacknowledged.  Emerging in the middle of last year Omega/Whatever, the second release from AVERS is one such – it’s an album about […]
News

Charlie Musselwhite & Ben Harper announce new album

January 26, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
And the obligatory UK tour – no complaints about that, we’re much obliged.  The new album is called No Mercy in this Land, and is out on the 30th of March on Anti-.  To call Charlie […]
Tracks

Will Stewart “Sipsey” – Listen

January 26, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Having returned home to Alabama after a few years in Nashville Will Stewart has dug deep into his roots and pulled out his solo debut album County Seat, which is released on April 6th. Sipsey is […]

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Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

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Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0
Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]
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Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0
Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]
Album Reviews

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0
Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

  • Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour
  • Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn
  • Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”
  • More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder
  • Ismay “Half Truth”
  • Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm
  • Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
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  • Tony Griffiths: Excellect article. James Hodder should be a household name, his music is just wonderful. Wilderness Road topped my most played…
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  • Jonathan Aird: Hi Steve - thanks for the comment, really glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for the information about the Tonight…

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Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Watch Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff duet on CMT Crossroads

March 18, 2021 0
Nathaniel Rateliff and his band the Night Sweats have joined Margo Price to play together on an upcoming episode of CMT Crossroads, and ahead of the show’s March 26th premiere date in the US, CMT have […]
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Features

Classic Clips: I’m With Her “Call my Name” Live from Radio Heartland ‘Live from Here’ – 15th June 2019

July 19, 2024 0
When some of your favourite artists suddenly get together to form a ‘supergroup’, expectations rise exponentially about the calibre of music the name band can be expected to deliver. And whilst it is a subjective judgment, […]
Album Reviews

Dustbowl Revival “Is It You, Is It Me” (Medium Expectations/Thirty Tigers, 2020)

February 20, 2020 0
The new album from Dustbowl Revival isn’t “more of the same” it’s both “more” and “the same”. ‘Is It You, Is It Me’ is full of the interesting arrangements, intelligent lyrics, and stellar vocal harmonies that […]

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