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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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Track Premiere: Stephanie Sammons “Billboard Sign”

April 17, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Stephanie Sammons’ song ‘Billboard Sign‘ sadly draws on her own experiences – sadly since it tells a story of a period of rejection by her family just for being who she is.  It’s a song that […]
Tracks

John Canning Yates “Faraway Blues” – Will you no come back again?

April 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This track is taken from the forthcoming solo album ‘The Quiet Portraits‘ from the former Ella Guru singer and songwriter and is a late night reverie, drifting into early morning and reflecting on thoughts of separation, […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Dan Stuart + Tom Heyman, The Betsey Trotwood, London, 22nd March 2024

April 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 2
This London appearance of the one-time Green On Red frontman and now solo artist and author Dan Stuart was held in the upstairs room at The Betsey Trotwood which was laid out – most appropriately as […]
Tracks

Blue Rose Code “Sadie” – a life lost, no recovery

April 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
‘Sadie’ is the third single from the new album ” from Blue Rose Code.  Singer and songwriter Ross Wilson shared about the song that it is “written from a very personal perspective, a song about generational […]
Tracks

Linda Thompson (featuring Kami Thompson) “Solitary Traveller” – wandering through a life

April 11, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Despite Linda Thompson saying of ‘Solitary Traveller‘ : “Solitary Traveller, I wouldn’t know. I’ve never been one. But, if you have a lot of people in your life, you sometimes yearn for solitude. Conversely, solitary people […]

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Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

Album Reviews
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Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”

Book Reviews
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Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”

Album Reviews
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Margo Cilker “Little White Cross” – unplanned ends for reckless actions

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Video: Rayland Baxter “The Fool” – that monster can tear us apart

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Album Reviews

Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

August 20, 2026 0
A strange and often beguiling journey through psychedelic pop, fractured relationships and the lessons we learn the hard way. There is something immediately intriguing about Dum Evol. Brighton’s Moon Attendant have created an album that feels […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”

August 20, 2026 0
This book is down-to-earth and unflashy. It adopts a simple narrative style and delivers its facts in a no-nonsense, easily accessible way. All of that seems exactly right for the biography of a musician who always […]
Album Reviews

Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”

August 20, 2026 0
Experimental indie-jazz for the beat generation. Hailing from the Netherlands, the band’s third album was allegedly built around the base starting point of an acoustic guitar; although as the listener journeys through the songs on the […]

  • Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”
  • Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”
  • Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”
  • Margo Cilker “Little White Cross” – unplanned ends for reckless actions
  • Video: Rayland Baxter “The Fool” – that monster can tear us apart
  • Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”
  • 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
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  • Alan Peatfield: Great stuff. Already booked the release date in my diary (at my age, I'd likely forget otherwise!)
  • Graeme Tait: Hi John. Really pleased to hear that. Fingers crossed we see Eric over here before too long.
  • John bryan: Suitably blown away Graeme and it would be lovely to see Eric this side of the pond.

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Interviews

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, […]
Waylon Payne Press Photo July 2026
Interviews

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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This might be one of those “marmite” albums – one to polarise opinion. Bill Bloomer hails from Illinois, though it would seem he spends much of his time globe-trotting and playing in various bars and small […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Lee Street Lyrical “Arkansas”

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Lee Street Lyrical are a duo of Buddy Case and Casey Penn, who are preparing for the release of their debut album ‘Waiting In The Wings‘ from which today’s Track Premiere is taken.  It’s a song, […]
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Live Reviews

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

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The handful of Jerry Joseph gigs that I’ve attended have taught me a couple of things. Firstly, you never know what he’s going to play or in what order, and secondly, you can be absolutely sure […]

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