Jonathan Aird

Without Willow “Sink My Teeth” – it’s called self-defence

January 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Without Willow are a singer-songwriter duo who lean towards the folkier end of Americana. This new song features the intricate guitar playing of Simon McCafferty and the haunting, heartfelt vocals of Karen Kelly. Without Willow hail […]

The East Pointers “Anniversary” – and it’s Tin

January 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, we’re assuming that we’re talking about a tenth anniversary as The East Pointers sing “ten years and a trip to Newfoundland” before adding what we’re all thinking “just want to play banjo in a band.” […]

Kentucky “Runway” – like for ‘planes

January 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Who is Kentucky? Perhaps slightly surprisingly Jordan Holman, the man behind the moniker, is a Canadian who was originally from Edmonton but is now based in Almonte, Ontario. He was raised with music woven deep into […]

Live Review: The Unthanks, Cadogan Hall, London – 21st December 2024

January 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

It was the solstice of the year, a grey wet day in a deep and dark December, but with Sloane Square and the surrounds of Cadogan Hall lit by Christmas lights and more than bustling with […]

Track Premiere: Charlie Musselwhite “Storm Warning”

January 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Legendary is a word we sometimes toss around a little too easily, but in the case of Charlie Musselwhite it is more than appropriate – a byword for musical excellence since the 1967 release of his […]

Anniversary Cheers: JD Crowe & The New South and Boone Creek celebrate 50 years

August 18, 2026 0

Craft Recordings re-release two remastered ground-breaking bluegrass albums, one long out of print, and both on CD for the first time In the mid-1970s, bluegrass music was evolving from the traditional ensemble acoustic playing of artists […]

Dan Pye “Room 7, on the 7th”

August 18, 2026 0

An impressive modern folk debut where creativity shines through. London-based Dan Pye is a creative individual. Alongside Room 7, on the 7th, his debut album, he has produced films, zines, handmade copper etchings, a diptych and […]

Cover art for Eric Hgen album "Make Country Sad Again"

More People Really Should Know About: Eric Hagen

August 18, 2026 2

In his excellent review of the album Revival, published in these hallowed pages upon its release in 2023, my esteemed colleague Michael Macy compared the songs of Eric Hagen to those of the great American realist […]

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