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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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Fruit Bats “Rushin’ River Valley” – tour the UK man

January 24, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Eric D. Johnson should need no introduction by now, and nor should Fruit Bats.  But lookee here –  new album coming out on April 14th.  It’s called “A River Running To Your Heart” and it’s on […]
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The Song Remains: David Crosby (1941 – 2023)

January 23, 2023 Jonathan Aird 4
The death of David Crosby, who passed on the 19th of January, was hardly unanticipated – it’s not just that he was 81, but he had been saying in interviews “how am I still alive?” as […]
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Jolé “Let Go” – parting is the sweetest sorrow…

January 23, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
This is the title track of the new EP by Jolé (who was raised in Frome as Josh Oliver), and it is an understated lo-fi modern folk song about coming to terms with an ending.  As […]
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Cat Rose Smith “Half Moon Light” – Do we have an 8th level cleric?

January 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Cat Rose Smith is a Californian, with Irish ancestry who currently lives in London where she makes Americana/Folk inspired music, backed by a band of Irish musicians: Jake Curran, John Bird Jr., and Cian Hanley.  Cat […]
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David Crosby – Remembering His Name

January 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
There will of course be a proper obituary coming, but it seems like there should be an acknowledgement right now of the passing of David Crosby.  The most cantankerous and argumentative man in rock?  Well, he […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Jingle Bells Friday – welcome to the bleak midwinter

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Well, here we are at last with the first edition of Jingle Bells Friday for this year’s festive season.  We’ve had a bumper crop of yule-themed songs already so to (hopefully!) fit them all in we’re […]
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Maverick Festival 2021 announces line-up

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It’s a brave person who puts on a festival this year, but blessed are the ones for whom the festival falls at the end of the season, and with that in mind, the organisers of Maverick […]
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Exclusive AUK Backstage Video: Jarrod Dickenson

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A month has passed since the crowds at the Black Deer Festival were engrossed by a huge variety of talented artists.  The memories are still vivid: fabulous music played to appreciative audiences across three joyous days.  […]

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