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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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The Matinee “Silver Bullet” – I got a fast car…

October 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Vancouver’s roots-rocker The Matinee have a new release ‘End of Scene – B-Sides EP‘ out tomorrow.  The band explain the title, saying: “We’ve been holding onto these songs for a while, and now feels like the […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup, October 2024

October 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
We’re not going to regale you with a whole bunch of Halloween themed folk songs – on the grounds that we haven’t exactly been swamped with them.  Somewhat of a surprise, but perhaps a lot of […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Sam Kogon “America”

October 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Sam Kogon arrives with a timely song, which reminds us what all the upcoming excitement is all about – sure, you get freedom, but that comes with responsibilities and consequences “everybody has a right to vote […]
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Other Brother Darryl “The ballad of Joni and Graham” – Laurel Canyon times

October 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
On this latest single from Other Brother Darryl we find ourselves in an interesting place as the seven piece Other Brother Darryl look back to a simpler time which is embodied, for them, in the love […]
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Track Premiere: Carolyn Kendrick “Leela”

October 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Carolyn Kendrick has been busy – and started early.  Raised in Stockton, Calif., and Seguin, Texas, Kendrick began studying violin at age 4. She “found her place musically” in Berklee College of Music’s American roots program […]

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Michael McDermott “Flowers From The Graveyard”

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Film of “Hadestown: The Musical” gets limited release in October

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Sequoia “So Long”

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Live Review: Jenny Don’t And The Spurs, The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge – 12th August 2026

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Album Reviews

Michael McDermott “Flowers From The Graveyard”

August 19, 2026 1
Anthemic songs of hard times and hope amidst the 99%. Now well into his sixth decade, Michael McDermott keeps on producing records of quality from his home city of Chicago. The eagerly awaited Flowers From The […]
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Film of “Hadestown: The Musical” gets limited release in October

August 19, 2026 0
Hadestown, the musical co-written by Anais Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin, has earned many accolades, including eight Tony Awards in 2019, including Best Musical, and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. But if you […]
Album Reviews

Sequoia “So Long”

August 19, 2026 0
Honest, world-weary songs of love, grief, and longing. This is Sequoia’s (aka Sequoia Feinson) second album. After a peripatetic youth, he eventually settled in rural Virginia, where he spent many of his formative years. A subsequent […]

  • Michael McDermott “Flowers From The Graveyard”
  • Film of “Hadestown: The Musical” gets limited release in October
  • Sequoia “So Long”
  • Live Review: Jenny Don’t And The Spurs, The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge – 12th August 2026
  • Kate MacLeod’s Mind the Gap “Home-Brewed”
  • 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
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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 […]
Interviews

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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VERSIONS: “Dead Flowers”

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Here we are again with a new “VERSIONS” in which our writers examine the whys and wherefores of different artists treatment of the same tune. This time out Clint West puts ‘Dead Flowers’ under the microscope: […]
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Video Premiere: Paul J Bolger “I Believe”

April 17, 2020 1
‘I Believe’ is the first single from the forthcoming, self-titled album from Irish singer-songwriter, Paul J Bolger.  It features characterful vocals, delicate guitar and demonstrates the quality of Bolger’s songcraft. The new album will be released […]
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Scenic Route to Alaska “Polarized” – Listen

October 19, 2020 0
The funny thing is that Scenic Route to Alaska  don’t have the issues you might think of when listening to their new song ‘Polarized‘.  That upcoming election – it’s a problem for their neighbours to the […]

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