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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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Warren Haynes “Gold Dust Woman” – with Jim James and Grace Potter

November 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
We don’t feature a lot of live recordings on the Track feature, but that doesn’t mean we never feature lice recordings on Tracks.  Today’s first offering is very live, with Warren Haynes proudly releasing the first […]
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Xmas Track Premiere: Amanda Stewart “Since It’s Christmas”

November 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, you might think it’s too soon or you might think we’re starting a little bit late, but today we bring you the second Christmas song of the season (our esteemed Editor set the ball rolling […]
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Brown Horse “Shoot Back” – finding the will to go on…

November 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
The latest – and third – single from the Norwich alt-country rock band Brown Horse’s debut album ‘Reservoir‘.  It’s a song that has a lot of frustration at its core, the band saying that “it’s a […]
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The Counterfeit “Arizona Colt” – classics reimagined

November 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
The Australian musical collective The Counterfeit don’t describe themselves as a band – they are a musical posse, metaphorically riding out to capture the atmosphere and excitement of some of the tunes that would go onto […]
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Harp “Throne Of Amber” – Dark folk influenced sounds

November 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
You may feel that Harp sound a little familiar as you listen to today’s track choice – and you’d be right to feel that way.  Harp is the new musical project of former Midlake singer Tim […]

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Video: Elanor Moss “Fixer” – a doorway into healing

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EGREM recording studio Havana - Buena Vista Social Club

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

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

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Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

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

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Video: Elanor Moss “Fixer” – a doorway into healing

August 21, 2026 0
The instrumental opening to Fixer is already breathtakingly beautiful. And then Elanor Moss begins to sing. Once again, Moss’s voice is clear and pure and transporting; timeless and elegant, her vocal performance is utterly absorbing. Musical […]
EGREM recording studio Havana - Buena Vista Social Club
Anniversary Cheers

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 […]
The Long Road 2026 festival poster
Previews

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 […]

  • Video: Elanor Moss “Fixer” – a doorway into healing
  • Anniversary Cheers: “Buena Vista Social Club” celebrates 30 years
  • 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”
  • 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”
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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
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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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Live Reviews

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 24th January 2024

February 14, 2024 0
And so, back again to Central Hackney, an area of London particularly blessed with music venues in close proximity to each other, for another go around the AMAUK Americanafest Showcases.  And without the need to pick […]
News

More on those new Jim Lauderdale albums

May 18, 2018 0
Following on from the track we posted yesterday, Yep Roc Records have announced the simultaneous release of two records from Nashville legend Jim Lauderdale on 3rd August – ‘Time Flies’ and ‘Jim Lauderdale and Roland White’.  Both are “new,” but only the former was […]
Album Reviews

Jones “Carver’s Law” (Independent, 2019)

August 15, 2019 0
Trevor Jones is Jones, the solo project featuring half of the duo Miracle Mile. Following 2016’s critically acclaimed album, ‘Happy Blue’, this is the fifth release from Jones which sees him working again with Miracle Mile […]

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