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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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Folk Tracks Roundup, August 2024

August 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, what a busy August it has been.  Gigs. Holidays. That sort of thing.  But never fear, we’d never let you down without a set of Folk Tracks for the month.  And it shortens the waiting […]
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Kevin Gordon “You Can’t Hurt Me No More” – love, and a subtext

August 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Kevin Gordon’s new single ‘You Can’t Hurt Me No More‘ – co-written with Kim Richey – is a slow burning rocker, and is taken from his new album ‘The In Between.‘  It’s obviously a love song […]
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Track Premiere: Laurie Lewis “Central Square”

August 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Laurie Lewis has been having quite the busy year – her own album ‘TREES‘ appeared earlier this year and in July she was announced as a recipient of an International Bluegrass Music Association Distinguished Achievement Award, […]
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Steve Wynn “Make It Right”

August 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Dream Syndicate founder releases semi-autobiographical solo album. Steve Wynn has a lot of outlets for his music, the revived Dream Syndicate being of course the most significant, and so it is hardly surprising that solo albums […]
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Amythyst Kiah​​​ featuring Billy Strings – “I Will Not Go Down”

August 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This song from Amythyst Kiah’s new album ‘Still + Bright’  (out Oct. 25th via Rounder Records) not only features Billy Strings – who you might expect to find around this local – but also has an […]

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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’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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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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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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