Jonathan Aird

Joe Purdy “Who Will Be Next?” (Bread and Butter Music, 2016)

November 23, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

Neil Young, around the time of his Living With War, bemoaned the absence of other, and younger, protest singers. This was never really true, the difference was the level of media attention such artists could attract – […]

AMA-UK Awards Nomination Party: Gibson Studios, London – 15th November 2016

November 22, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

The Christmas lights in Oxford Street are certainly pretty this year – simple glowing globes all done the centre of the street, their supports hidden in the gathering dark so they appear to hang unsuspended in […]

The Coal Porters “No.6” (Prima Records, 2016)

November 22, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

On their latest studio album Sid Griffin’s alt-bluegrass rootsy Americana combo continue to do what they do best – proper bluegrass, there ain’t no drums in this here band boy, with a twist. No.6 finds the […]

John Renbourn & Wizz Jones “Joint Control” (Riverboat Records, 2016)

November 21, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

Neither of these guitarist should require any introduction – the one the commensurate master of folk, jazz, blues, early music and more, the other the master reinterpretor of others compositions as well as the folk and […]

Sharon Jones has died

November 20, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

It is with deep regret that we have to note that another great musician has left us. Sharon Jones, backed by The Dap Kings, was one of the major artists of Dap-Tone Records producing a series […]