Jonathan Aird

Alison Brown and Steve Martin (Featuring Tim O’Brien) “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back” – touring tales

April 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s the tale of the touring life – away for 5 days straight and then home to the family for a couple of days and then…repeat. It’s also a taste of an upcoming album from banjo […]

Hudson Mueller “Welcome To Earth” – enjoy yourself whilst you’re here

April 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The title track of Hudson Mueller’s new album references Kurt Vonnegut’s wisdom for newcomers to our planet – and takes the form of a song from a father to his literally new child, imparting the knowledge […]

Folk Roundup – Daria Kulesh, Lush “In the Bath” Compilation, Kristin Daelyn, Pedair, Ainsley Hamill

March 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, well, well – it seems that there is a larger amount of Welsh folk being produced than we’d previously suspected, and we have a couple more samples on this month’s Folk Roundup. Alongside that there’s […]

Penny & Sparrow “Breakdown” – love me through the angst

March 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Indie-folk pair Penny & Sparrow released their latest album, ‘Lefty‘ on the 31st of January via I Love You / Thirty Tigers, and naturally enough ‘Breakdown‘ is taken from that release. ‘Breakdown‘ shows a lot of […]

Jim Kweskin “Four Or Five Times” – skiffling along

March 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Jim Kweskin – now that’s a legendary name, leader of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band through the Sixties and beyond, playing with people like Geoff Muldaur and appearing at the original Newport Folk Festival five years […]