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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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Ethan Samuel Brown “Being Blue” – no more, no more

January 29, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Ethan Samuel Brown’s ‘Being Blue‘ is a melancholic declaration that the blues is no longer for him – not the music, the feeling.  Specifically it’s his take on ten years in Nashville – known to some […]
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Dan Raza “Water Reflects (What It’s Shown)” – take care in your choices

January 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Dan Raza’s third album ‘Wayfarer’ is due for release on February 14th, and today’s song is – as you may have guessed – the latest single from it.  We’ve already said something about the album here, […]
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Andrew Gabbard “Ramble & Rave On!”

January 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Like an hour on FM Radio. Most of what you need to know about Andrew Gabbard when coming to this, his third solo release, is that he’s also in the duo The Gabbard Brothers which grew […]
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Julian Taylor & Jim Cuddy “Tulsa Time” – resetting my watch

January 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
We both kick-start and ease you into the week with a solid classic song performed by two of Canada’s finest, Julian Taylor and Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy.  Actually, that should be three of Canada’s finest since […]
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Icarus Phoenix “Pedantic Myopia” – pedantic? Moi?

January 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
The prolific Drew Danburry has penned another excellent new single for his band Icarus Phoenix –  current lineup: Drew Danburry (gtr/vox), Eli Sims (drums), Leena Rhodes (gtr/vox/synth), Brendan Russell (bass) and Peyton Rodeffer (gtr/vox/etc) –  the […]

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Something for the weekend: Clem Snide “Where Have You Gone”

June 19, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we can’t let today pass without acknowledging the massive sense of relief after last night. Maybe the Reform guy is a better plumber than politician, although you […]
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Twenty albums in and yet another hugely impressive release from American Aquarium. A look back through the Americana UK archives will find plenty of references to American Aquarium, including a very rare 10 out of 10 […]
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Shearwater return with “The New World” next month

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Shearwater’s new album The New World will be released on 31st July 2026 via the band’s own Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution. In the past quarter-century, Shearwater slyly became a distinctive, consistent and adventurous […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Six years on from their last release, Heartless Bastards share a new song, ‘You Never Know‘, ahead of their eagerly anticipated new album, ‘A Beautiful Life‘. Frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom is very much the creative centre of […]

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