Jonathan Aird

Lola Wild “Here I Go” – here I come again…

November 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

London based Lola Wild will be releasing her debut EP, ‘Get Up‘, on January 26th via Tip Top Recordings – it’s a four track release, including today’s song ‘Here I Go‘, featuring Robert Chaney. Lola has […]

Jingle Bells Friday – Snow is falling… somewhere…

November 24, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Actually not so far away – there should be snow in Germany this weekend…not such a hotbed of Americana though (unless, of course, you know differently). Anyway – this week we have another fine selection of […]

Lizzie No “Lagunita” – rediscovering things found and lost

November 24, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Having caught Lizzie No at the AmericanaFest UK showcases certainly didn’t prepare us for this current song from No’s new album ‘Halfsies‘. Far from the indie-folk of acoustic guitar and harp. ‘Lagunita‘ rocks out with the […]

Josh Langston “Still Hurts When It Rains” – not quite over you

November 23, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a voice carved by time – and apparently whisky and cigarettes may have also been involved – cracked and worn and gravely and very distinctive. There’s a bit of another “time twist” to Josh Langton […]

Folk Roundup – Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Ryan Young, The Rosie Hood Band, Honey And The Bear, Miscellany Of Folk

November 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here we are with the second edition of Americana UK’s latest roundup of albums that could happier be tagged as Folk than purely as Americana. This month the music is very solidly within the British folksong […]

EGREM recording studio Havana - Buena Vista Social Club

Anniversary Cheers: “Buena Vista Social Club” celebrates 30 years

August 20, 2026 0

World Circuit Records, celebrating 40 years, reissues world music’s most iconic album for its 30th birthday. When world music shot out of the blocks into the consciousness of a fascinated listening audience, one album, for various […]

Preview: The Long Road Festival of Country, Americana and Roots, 27th-30th August Stanford Hall Leicestershire

August 20, 2026 0

The Long Road Festival, at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, remains a favourite festival for americana fans – combining country, Americana and roots music. Running this year from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th August, the festival lineup combines […]

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 […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Lola Wild “Here I Go” – here I come again…

Jingle Bells Friday – Snow is falling… somewhere…

Lizzie No “Lagunita” – rediscovering things found and lost

Josh Langston “Still Hurts When It Rains” – not quite over you

Folk Roundup – Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Ryan Young, The Rosie Hood Band, Honey And The Bear, Miscellany Of Folk

Preview: The Long Road Festival of Country, Americana and Roots, 27th-30th August Stanford Hall Leicestershire

Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

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

Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”