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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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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 […]
Album Reviews

Cat Power “Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert”

November 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
And sings Dylan live… Cat Power (a.k.a. Chan Marshall) has Dylan form – she was one of the artists featured on the soundtrack of ‘I’m Not There‘ where she affected a Dylan drawl on a take […]
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Gregory Dwane “3000 Miles To LA” – going down the road feeling bad

November 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Gregory Dwane has done most things in music –  recording engineer to songwriter, producer, and fine art painter, not to mention being the tech support for the likes of Alanis Morrisette and Macy Gray on world […]
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Track Premiere: Lori Triplett “All I’m Letting Go Of”

November 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
‘All I’m Letting Go Of‘ is the reflective new single from Lori Triplett which will be available everywhere from Friday but you can hear it here first at Americana UK.  A small-town Ohio native, Lori’s much […]
Features

More People Really Should Know About: VanWyck

November 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
There are a number of people that I’ve become aware of through my association with Americana UK, covering a wide range of musical styles.  One particularly rich and rewarding niche of the endlessly sub-dividable americana genre […]

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Brothers Comatose “High Hopes” – wishing for well

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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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The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Mike Scott of The Waterboys

August 21, 2026 0
A fabulous interview this week with Mike Scott of The Waterboys, following the release of Atlantic Rain and the upcoming live shows celebrating the Fisherman’s Blues era of the band. There are also some wonderful new […]
Tracks

Brothers Comatose “High Hopes” – wishing for well

August 21, 2026 0
We have, we know, mentioned this before but it probably bears repetition – The Brothers Comatose are depicted above and as the observant may have already noticed they are actually quite unlikely to be a band […]
Videos

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 […]

  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Mike Scott of The Waterboys
  • Brothers Comatose “High Hopes” – wishing for well
  • 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”
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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, […]
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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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Honey and The Bear “Journey Through The Roke”

May 19, 2021 0
Music to get lost in. The first thing that should be said is that this is a truly beautiful album. It’s mystical and magical and it entices you in and beguiles you with its delicate melodies […]
Album Reviews

Darragh O’Dea “Tilly And The Postmaster”

November 5, 2021 0
On ‘Tilly And The Postmaster’ Darragh O’Dea comes up with some excellent storytelling. If you could narrow down three characteristics that would qualify certain music as Americana, no matter where it came from, what would they […]
Videos

Video: Dave Hause “Surfboard”

September 27, 2021 0
Ahead of the new album, Dave Hause releases a late summer, deck-party performance of ‘Surfboard‘. Man, wouldn’t it be good to be there? Dave Hause and his brother Tim play a sunset show as part of […]

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