Jonathan Aird

The Foxgloves “Mama Was A Bandit” – lets go…rob a train

October 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Foxglove – genus Digitalis – is a plant with a dual nature: it has been useful medicinally but it’s also highly toxic. It’s also an incredibly attractive plant. Beautiful, healing and deadly in large doses – […]

Track Premiere: Suzannah “Is There Any Love In Your Heart”

October 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Baltimore-based singer songwriter Suzannah shows yet another side to her musical character with today’s premiere of her new single ‘Is There Any Love In Your Heart‘, the third to be taken from her debut album of the same […]

Mother Banjo “Morning Train” – Remembering John Prine

October 19, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

A song recorded as a tribute to John Prine, which was released in time for what would have been the songwriting legend’s 76th birthday. There’s a certain ominous rumbling to the opening of this cover of […]

AUK’s Top 10 Albums of the 21st Century: Number 3 – The Delines “The Imperial” (2019)

October 19, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

There were more than a few broken hearts when it was announced that Richmond Fontaine would cease as a band in 2016 – and more than a few who sort of assumed that Willy Vlautin would […]

Hermanos Gutiérrez “Hermosa Drive” – something going on down the drive

October 19, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

So we reach, at last, that midweek semi-regular pause we call Americana UK’s Groovy Instrumental Break and Guitar Workshop. Yes – finally some escape from the relentless tide of lyrics. We’ve featured the Zurich based duo […]