Jonathan Aird

Erynn Marshall “Greasy Creek” (DittyVille, 2016)

October 11, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

Erynn Marshall is probably best known for playing in the Haints Old-time String Band alongside fellow Canadians Pharis and Jason Romero. Having relocated to Virginia, Greasy Creek sees her forging a solo path for her highly […]

Gov’t Mule “The Tel-Star Sessions” (Provogue/Mascot, 2016)

October 10, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

The Tel-Star Sessions consists of the previously unreleased earliest recordings by the original line-up of Gov’t Mule. Gov’t Mule was formed, in 1994, as a side project by Warren Haynes and Allen Woody who at the […]

Eve Selis “See Me with Your Heart” (Hippy Chick Twang, 2016)

October 8, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

In any other part of the world I’d expect the backstory to this album – Eve Selis’ ninth studio offering – to elicit the requisite sympathy. Eve Selis suffered a torn hamstring in 2014, that needed […]

Jimmy Webb: The Stables, Wavendon – 21st September 2016

October 6, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

Jimmy Webb is, without a doubt, a songwriter of some high ability – even if he’s not best known for what are his most interesting compositions. His reputation in the UK has been burnished in recent […]

Southern Tenant Folk Union Tour Dates

September 29, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

“What would you give for a leader with soul?” the five piece Southern Tenant Folk Union ask on their recently released EP, which acts as a taster for the upcoming album “Join Forces”. They’ve made a […]