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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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Gibson & Toutant “Quoth My Baby” – Nevermore

December 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Gibson & Toutant are Joe O’Connell (Vocals, xylophone, electric guitar) and Josephine McRobbie (Vocals, bass guitar, drums), and ‘Quoth My Baby‘ is taken from their latest album ‘On The Green‘ which is out on March 22nd, on Sleepy […]
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Carla Olson “Have Harmony Will Travel, Volume 3”

December 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Classic rock songs given a new spin, and some “new” tracks featuring a true legend As is probably fairly obvious from the album title, this is an album which sees Carla Olson collaborating with a large […]
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The Roseline “I Was A Gun” – basically, you saved me

December 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
‘I Was A Gun‘ is the second single from The Roseline’s upcoming album ‘Keystone of the Heart‘, which will mark the band’s eighth release.  It’s a song that sombrely marks the difference between a couple, the […]
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Mince Pie Mondays – is that a thing now?

December 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
What’s this?  What’s this?  Mince Pie Mondays…could it be…can it really be… back-to-back Christmas tunes in an Americana / Folk mode?  Yes, it is.  It really is.  You’ll recall that last Friday we had the last […]
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Katherine Priddy “Does She Hold You Like I Did” – heading west on new single

December 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Katherine Priddy’s latest single is an escapee from the soon to be made Western ‘The Bad Guns Ride West’.  Actually, that’s not true – listen to the song though and you’ll understand the confusion.  In fact […]

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Dublin-born singer-songwriter Sorcha Richardson has returned with the announcement of her new album Draw The Outline, out 11th September via Faction Records. Alongside the album, Richardson has also shared the single Illinois Again. With just two […]
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The Cousins Project “Child of the Hills”

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Artisanal roots music from Vermont’s Green Mountains. Kristina Stykos is a songwriter, musician, recording engineer and producer who has been a torchbearer for the music of the Green Mountain State since the 1980s. Her Pepperbox Studio […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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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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Are we having a bit of a Jaimee Harris love-in here at Americana UK?  It might seem that way, but there are a couple of reasons.  The new album ‘Boomerang Town‘ is out on February 17th […]

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