Jonathan Aird

The Weather Holds “Five Roses” – it’s all it needs to be

June 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

You might be tempted to accuse Americana UK of shameless opportunism – what day could be better, after all, then the fifth or so day of relentlessly sunny weather to feature a band called The Weather […]

Track Premiere: Burr Island “Nunney Town”

June 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Nunney Town‘ is the new song from Burr Island which will be released everywhere tomorrow, but there’s a sneak-peak today here on Americana UK. Burr Island are the West Country duo of Tom England and Oskar […]

Israel Nash “Ozarker” – it’s where he comes from

June 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

All the tracks are good, that’s an article of faith, but today we have Israel Nash – the title song from his new album out 20th October. ‘Ozarker‘ tells the story of Nash’s great-grandfather, a migrant […]

Chris Pierce “Tulsa Town” – addressing a shameful moment of American history

June 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Chris Pierce has some good news – he’s been picked to be Neil Young’s support act on his first post-Covid tour this July. He’s quite pleased, saying : “It’s an incredibly sacred honor to be asked […]

Track Premiere: Bob Bradshaw “The Art Of Feeling Blue”

June 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the title track from Bob Bradshaw’s tenth album, which features twelve tracks recorded between October 2021 and October 2022, with a core band of Boston musicians – guitarists Andrew Stern and Andy Santospago, bass-player John Sheeran and drummer Mike Connors, […]