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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?
Live Reviews

Live Review: Eliza Carthy and The Restitution, Junction 1, Cambridge – 5th December 2022

December 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The last night of Eliza Carthy’s winter tour brought her – somewhat surprisingly – to the largest of the three venues which make up The Junction. And whilst this was a winter tour – with the […]
Album Reviews

Neil Young With Crazy Horse “World Record”

December 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 2
This world is a real mess. Two things have hallmarked the later career of Neil Young – an incredibly high level of productivity and a legendary embracing of the ramshackle.  Both of these are admirable, albeit […]
Tracks

Neal Casal “Cora Jones” – Listen to this previously unreleased song

December 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Neal Casal needs no introduction around here, and although this is not an unkown song as such it has never had an official cleaned up and ready to hear release.  There’s quite a story behind how […]
Features

Spin That Disc! – A Year of Tracks

December 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s that time of year again when we look back and ask ourselves “another year over and what have you done?” and the answer in this context is run five to ten tracks per week, for […]
Photo: Karlheinz "Charly" Hug
Tracks

Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore ‘Different Worlds’ – so, we just give up?

December 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore have recorded a limited edition physical release called ‘It Is Right To Rebel‘ which consists of songs of protest covering topics as diverse as Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, political prisoners, war […]

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Jobi Riccio announces UK and Ireland tour dates for Autumn

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Chasen Wayne and the Honky Tonk Machine “The Diamond Saloon”

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Americana Stories – Jack Roscoe “Out of the Woods”

Features
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

Interviews
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Album artwork for Lambchop's "Punching the Clown"

Lambchop “Punching The Clown”

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News

Jobi Riccio announces UK and Ireland tour dates for Autumn

August 24, 2026 0
Colorado-born, Nashville-based songwriter Jobi Riccio will make her UK and Ireland live debut in October 2026, bringing the songs from her recently released second album, Face The Feeling, to audiences across the UK and Ireland.  Riccio […]
Album Reviews

Chasen Wayne and the Honky Tonk Machine “The Diamond Saloon”

August 24, 2026 0
Wonderfully ambitious third album from Austin honky-tonker. Chasen Wayne is not a musician to do anything by halves. After releasing two well-received albums, his third is a bold and distinct mélange of country, psychedelia, surf punk, […]
Features

Americana Stories – Jack Roscoe “Out of the Woods”

August 24, 2026 0
Jack Roscoe finally emerged as a songwriter during Lockdown after years of stalled attempts at music. He released his debut album, the folky Out of the Woods, in November 2023. He followed this up with his second […]

  • Jobi Riccio announces UK and Ireland tour dates for Autumn
  • Chasen Wayne and the Honky Tonk Machine “The Diamond Saloon”
  • Americana Stories – Jack Roscoe “Out of the Woods”
  • Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music
  • Lambchop “Punching The Clown”
  • For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”
  • Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons “Panther Tracks Volume 2”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 250 “Edinburgh”
  • Kelly Hunt “All The King’s Horses” – Love makes fools of us all
  • Video: Medium Build “Home Depot” – commiserations with the women stuck in the orbits of these men
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Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
Interviews

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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Interviews

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 […]

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Authentic and contemporary americana and bluegrass from talented Scandinavian quartet. For lovers of bluegrass and americana roots music unable or unwilling to visit the USA at present, a short flight to Norway provides a very serious […]

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