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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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Tyler-James Kelly “Big Dreams” – and plans and schemes

November 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
We have neither honkeyed or, for that matter tonkeyed, for a while – well, that’s all about to be remedied.  Tyler-James Kelly’s debut album ‘Dream River‘ has a definite feel of a ’70s take on honkey-tonking […]
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Jesper Lindell “Sweetheart Like You” – hanging around the bad side of town

November 14, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Jesper Lindell’s latest project is an album called ‘Windows, Vol2’ which follows the same path as the Vol 1 – with the Swedish singer-songwriter covering songs from his influences.  And today it is Dylan, often seen […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jerry Joseph + 40 Elephant Gang, Green Note, London – 7th November 2024

November 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Well.  The first of three nights of the “London Residency” portion of Jerry Joseph’s latest UK tour saw the Green Note overwhelmed by a wave of passion.  Not the lovey-dovey kind of passion but the “I’ve […]
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Beth Peabody “Other Women” – I don’t really like her…

November 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Ok, for starters we will not attempt to deconstruct the meaning of the above image in the context of the societal upheavals in the USA.   Beth Peabody is sitting on the claws of an oversized bear […]
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Track Premiere: David Steinhart “Row”

November 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
David Steinhart has a new album ‘Released‘ which will be…umm…released on January 10th and brings his total of albums to almost thirty.  This first single ‘Row’ is an upbeat piece of Power Pop which focuses on […]

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Track Premiere: Gyasi “Poor Boy”

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Cover art for Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap album "Home Brewed"
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Kate MacLeod’s Mind the Gap “Home-Brewed”

August 19, 2026 0
An album drenched in the roots music of the americana genre, delivering a freshness to both original and traditional tunes. Kate MacLeod’s recording career spans over thirty years, either solo or in collaboration with artists such […]
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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.  […]
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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 […]

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  • 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”
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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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One of the always surprising things about Crosby, Stills, and Nash is that while they are renowned for seamlessly blending harmonies, each of their individual voices is instantly recognizable.  This is certainly true in Nash’s new […]
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Video Premiere: Thee Holy Brothers “Guru Honk”

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Here’s the premiere of “Guru Honk”, the new single from Los Angeles-based duo Thee Holy Brothers.  Marvin Etzioni and Willie Aron deliver melodic harmony vocals, floating over a twanging guitar and a powerful rhythm supplied by […]

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