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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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Riun Garner “Still Thinking Of Us” – not just going to forget…

October 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Still Thinking Of Us‘ is the most recent single from Ruin Garner, who put out the EP ‘All We Know and All We Forget‘  a couple of years back.  It opens with finger picked guitar, before […]
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Mark Erelli “You’re Gonna Wanna Remember This”

October 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
This is a song with a more poignant story than many we have run on Americana UK, ‘You’re Gonna Wanna Remember This‘ is the lead single from Mark Erelli’s forthcoming LP, ‘Lay Your Darkness Down’, due […]
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Track Premiere: Cooper Stoulil “Halloween Town”

October 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Cooper Stoulil’s new release is his debut solo album ‘Someday in the Light, Again‘, which emerged when he and his Dravus House bandmate Elena Loper decided to put their duo activity on hold for the duration […]
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The Welcome Wagon “Isaiah, California” – join us, or not, as you please

September 30, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The Welcome Wagon are Brooklyn indie folk duo Vito Aiuto and Monique Aiuto, who are set to release their fourth album ‘Esther’ on November 4th via Asthmatic Kitty Records.  It see’s The Welcome Wagon return to their original label, […]
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Stephanie Hatzinikolis “Weed And Whisky” – time gets away from you

September 30, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Los Angeles based Stephanie Hatzinikolis hails out of Spokane, where she started her musical journey playing piano, eventually starting to perform live towards the end of high school.  Her latest single ‘Weed and Whisky‘ captures a […]

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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We’re back! It has been some time since we posted a Cajun Corner article, but we’re resolved to be more proactive about bringing you news and updates on Cajun & Zydeco music, because we know there […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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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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