Jonathan Aird

Graham Nash “Better Life” – now would be a good time to be greener

May 24, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, the feeling is now that the odds are better than 50% that we’re not going to keep global warming below 1.5 C. It’s no real surprise – it’s 26 years since the Kyoto accord and […]

Track Premiere: My Sister, My Brother “Another Life”

May 23, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Another Life‘ starts out acoustic but soon plunges into a full-bloodied rock song with Garrison Starr and Sean McConnell trading lines and wandering into the same LA streets that Bob Seeger dragged the Silver Bullet Band […]

Track Premiere: Rick Hornyak “Wait For The Night”

May 23, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Wait for the Night’ is a classic rock song about living for the time when one is no longer at work, the joy of escape to do something that you actually want to do. Austin based […]

Darlingside “Darkening Hour” – where has the time gone…

May 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Not that we’re ultra-competitive here on Americana UK, but it’s a pleasure to have the new song to feature before the Editor has had time to grab it. Because we’re big fans of Darlingside, there’s so […]

Live Review: William The Conqueror, The Betsey Trotwood, London – 3rd May 2023

May 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re down in the cellars at The Betsey Trotwood, rather than the venue room, for a ram-packed album launch gig by William the Conqueror (Ruarri Joseph, Naomi Holmes and Harry Harding). The small lower-side rooms did […]