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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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dePresno “Loser In The Night” – Failure in romance

February 17, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Norwegian singer dePresno is feeling the pain of falling out of love – or actually even worse than that, maybe he’s still in love but his hand in the game isn’t too strong “feels like we […]
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Diana Jones announces release of “Better Times Will Come – Reimagined & Remaster”ed

February 17, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Fifteen years after its original release Diana Jones is revisiting one of her finest albums, and not only remastering it but reimagining it.  Reimagining in the sense that not only is there the obligatory additional track […]
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Andrew Gabbard “Glum & Empty” – in a bad place now

February 17, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s something of an “After the Goldrush” feel to this latest release from Andrew Gabbard, the feeling of a melancholic collapse coupled with an accompaniment that almost isn’t there – it’s distracted, thinking of something else, […]
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Iris DeMent “The Sacred Now” – Optimism is blowing in the wind…

February 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Has Iris Dement ever sounded better?  This is a fantastic song from her new album ‘Workin’ On A World‘ which is released on the 24th of this month.  Written with Pieta Brown, ‘The Sacred Now’ draws […]
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Track Premiere: Camp Bedford “2 A.M.”

February 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Camp Bedford are a New York based folk-pop-rock trio of Roxanne Quilty on guitar, Mariela Flor Olivo on lead rhythmic guitar, and Tallen Gabriel helming the cello.  Together they produce a multi-layered vocal attack, as on this latest single ‘2 A.M.‘  For all […]

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Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “There Was You”

August 21, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]
Album Reviews

Alicia Blue “Country Desire”

August 21, 2026 0
A confident debut that shows the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has a vigour that sets her apart from the crowd. For singer-songwriter Alicia Blue, Waylon Jennings isn’t so much an influence as someone she calls “a creative angel […]
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Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015

August 21, 2026 0
Michael Hurley died last year, and wasn’t it starting to look like he wasn’t the dying kind? Every now and then someone goes, and it’s only then that you realise what you’d been hoping for: that […]

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  • Alicia Blue “Country Desire”
  • Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015
  • LA band Big Trouble to release their debut album “On Elephant Hill”
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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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Bill Callahan confirmed as headliner for EOTR 2017

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The battle between Green Man and End of the Road for the best americana festival vibe this year continues as Uncut report: “Bill Callahan has been announced as the final headliner for this year’s End Of The Road […]
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Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene new solo album out today

November 4, 2022 0
Founding member of Candian band Broken Social Scene Jason Collett has released his latest solo album ‘Head Full of Wonder’ today on Arts & Crafts. Recorded in Montreal with producer Marcus Paquin, joined by drummer Liam […]
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Bowerbirds “becalmyounglovers”

April 26, 2021 0
Break up and beyond from North Carolinan troubadour. Written over six years by the Bowerbirds’ main man Phil Moore, this album charts the slow disintegration of a long term relationship and the subsequent reevaluation of life’s […]

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