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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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Cat Clyde “My Love” – boundless, world encompassing

March 12, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
The last single from Cat Clyde’s upcoming new album Mud Blood Bone is a cover of a 1960 Marty Robbins track, melding the swaying country western croon of Robbins’ original with Clyde’s swirl of blues, folk, […]
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Logan Staats “Empty Hands” – nothing left to hold onto

March 11, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Out on Ishkōdé Records, Empty Hands is the latest single from Logan Staats, following on from last year’s Medicine Wheel both of which are precursors to the next album from Staats.  All of these things make […]
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Section House “Hobo’s Lonesome Blues” – discarded and alone…

March 10, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
This latest example of a bluegrass tune that we’ve had to hand has a very traditional feel to it – and that’s no accident because Section House is something of a supergroup but together to channel […]
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I Am Proud Collective “I AM PROUD – a tribute to Sojourner Truth”

March 9, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
This song was released for International Women’s Day (which was last Friday, if you need to be told), by a folk supergroup gathered under the I Am Proud Collective banner.  Featured on the song are Angeline […]
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Florence Dore “Sunset Road” – Get back to where you once belonged

March 6, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
We have brought you a lot of new songs this week, in a range of styles, but we have not – at least not yet – brought you a song that just, well, not to put […]

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Pharis & Jason Romero “These Are the Days That Turn Into Years”

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A warm, hopeful record straight from the heart of British Columbia. Steve Martin once said that you just can’t sing a depressing song when you’re playing the banjo. He had a point: there’s an inherent buoyancy […]

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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

June 17, 2026 0
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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Live Review: Ferris & Sylvester + Oli McCracken, Spiritual Bar, London – 27th May 2025

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Regular AUK readers will already be familiar with Ferris & Sylvester and their distinctive blend of blues, folk and Americana. Having won multiple awards, including UK Album Of The Year at the UK Americana Awards 2023 […]
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The Wandering Hearts take Deja Vu on the road in 2026

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The Wandering Hearts are set to embark on a special tour in 2026, celebrating one of the cornerstone albums of Americana. Following the success of reinterpreting “Déjà Vu” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young earlier this […]
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Track Premiere: Al Rose “Again The Beginner”

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This is the title track from Al Rose’s latest album, the eighth by the singer-songwriter from Chicago.  It’s a musing on a continuing attempt to a be a better person, with an equally continuous faltering and […]

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