Jonathan Aird

Bruce Springsteen “She Don’t Love Me Now” – aw gee, do ya’ wanna grab a beer?

September 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, here’s The Boss covering a Jesse Malin song – it’s the latest single from ‘Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin‘ which is out on 20th September as a 3xLP or 2xCD set on […]

New Dangerfield “Put No Walls Around Your Garden” – set no limits

September 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

New Dangerfield are a string band consisting of Jake Blount, Tray Wellington, Nelson Williams and Kaia Kater, who co-wrote ‘Put No Walls Around Your Garden‘ with Billy Keane. It a song that mixes elements of “old […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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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