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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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Ringo Starr “Thankful” – with bluegrass royalty on board

November 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Plucky Liverpudlian Ringo Starr is making a late-career bid to be the king of Americana with his upcoming and likely Grammy winning release ‘Look Up‘ and today’s track is the latest single from that album – […]
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Track Premiere: Dan Raza “Wasn’t That Enough For Me”

November 20, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
Two good breaks propelled Dan Raza forward – being picked while still a student to tour with Joan Armatrading, and being championed by Neil Young on his ‘Living With War‘ website.  He’s already released two albums […]
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Alison Brown and Steve Martin “Wall Guitar (Since You Said Goodbye)” – featuring Vince Gill

November 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A new song from Alison Brown and her talented sidekick Steve Martin is always welcome.  Their latest collaboration began as a gentle clawhammer banjo melody and evolved into a wistful song about unrequited love, shimmering with […]
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Rhona Macfarlane “See You Grow” – you know we’re actually different people?

November 18, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s song comes from the album ‘As The Chaos Unfolds‘ which Rhona Macfarlane will be releasing on January 24th.  The debut album by the Scottish singer was recorded in the Autumn of 2023 at Watercolour Studios […]
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Classic Clips: Steve Forbert “It Isn’t Going To Be That Way” – Old Grey Whistle Test, 8th May 1979

November 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
As Classic Clips has proven over the years, the Old Grey Whistle Test was far from just being a haven for prog-rock and then punk and New Wave.  It was the beating heart of Americana in […]

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

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Track Premiere: Gyasi “Poor Boy”

August 19, 2026 0
Whilst Wednesday has traditionally been the day of choice for featuring instrumental tracks that has typically been as a bonus feature – so today we’re breaking with tradition and finding space for an instrumental track premiere.  […]
Videos

Video: Rowena Wise “Unlearning Of Love” – Embrace me, don’t break away

August 19, 2026 0
Unlearning Of Love is the latest single from Naarm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Rowena Wise. The song addresses the very nature of love, pulling apart everything learned about what love between two people means, examining it and then trying […]
Jerry Douglas and Ricky Skaggs
Anniversary Cheers

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

August 18, 2026 1
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 […]

  • Track Premiere: Gyasi “Poor Boy”
  • Video: Rowena Wise “Unlearning Of Love” – Embrace me, don’t break away
  • Anniversary Cheers: JD Crowe & The New South and Boone Creek celebrate 50 years
  • Dan Pye “Room 7, on the 7th”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Eric Hagen
  • Allison de Groot and Rich Ruth collaborative project to be released in October
  • Americana Stories – Terena Elizabeth Bell “As We Go Along”
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy releases live album “Ghosts of American Psychonauts” in September
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  • Pauline Reese and Willie Nelson “Trail of Tears” – life has not been easy
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  • Graeme Tait: Hi Eric. You're very welcome. Hopefully we'll see you across this side of the pond in the not-too-distant future. In…

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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]
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Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 1
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
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Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

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The Song Remains: Paul Siebel 1937 – 2022

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A songwriting legend who recorded two exceptional studio albums. Singer-songwriter Paul Siebel died on 5th April and while he only released two studio albums and one live recording, he is one of the great what-if artists […]
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Interview: Andy Leftwich on what it takes to be the American fiddler

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Auditioning for Ricky Skaggs’ Rolling Thunder in front of a live audience of a thousand people. According to some accounts, Andy Leftwich is one of the most recorded musicians of the 21St Century as a member […]

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