Jonathan Aird

Old Hoss “Smellin’ Like A Rose” – where music meets wrestling

October 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Old Hoss is the alter ego of Edmonton-born, Toronto-based musician Kris Gies who has switched from hard rock bassman to alt-country, digging into a rough and ready recording style on the album ‘Mid-Atlantic.‘ It’s an album […]

Mallory Chipman “I Am Slumber” – you and me both

October 3, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s not really much that’s reminiscent of a lullaby about ‘I Am Slumber‘ which is taken from Mallory Chipman’s new album ‘Songs To A Wild God.‘ Rather, the singer – half of The Goddamsels – quite […]

Live Review: Dawn Landes & Friends, Milton Court, London – 7th September 2024

October 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

No normal gig this, more of an event – with Dawn Landes’s latest album, ‘The Liberated Women’s Songbook‘ at the heart of it. There’s a band, there are supporting singers and musicians and there are little […]

Jenny Owen Youngs “Someone’s Ex” – you, me, them…everybody

October 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

This new single from Jenny Owen Youngs was recorded during the sessions for her most recent album ‘Avalanche.‘ It’s a dreamy love song with an undercurrent of anxiety as Youngs sings: “Everybody’s having fun / Hoping […]

Track Premiere: Jesse Terry “Headlines”

October 1, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Jesse Terry’s new album ‘Arcadia‘ – his seventh original album release – is out on October 4th, and features a shift in the kind of straight ahead roots-rock that we’ve come to expect from him into […]

Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0

One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]

artwork for Michael McDermott album "Flowers From The Graveyard"

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 […]

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 […]

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