Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Sarah Lee Langford and Will Stewart “Staring At The Sun”

November 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The album ‘Bad Luck and Love‘ sees Birmingham Alabama singer-songwriters Sarah Lee Langford and Will Stewart join forces to produce music that is redolent of the whisky-soaked honkytonk and the downtone rough and ready blues bar. […]

Hushman “She Climbs The Munros” – not solely an appreciation of craggy mountainsides

November 2, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Self-described “Anglo-Celt” Hushman (AKA Ewan MacPherson) has worked with Indie-folk trio Salt House, Acid-Croft legends Shooglenifty and Nu-Nordic Quartet Fribo. That may or may not mean much to you, dear avid folkie and Americana reader, but […]

Track Premiere: Prinz Grizzley “Payback Day (I’ll Give No Warning)”

November 1, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The Austrian Alps are not, perhaps, the first mountains you tend to think of in relation to Americana, but that’s where you’ll find Prinz Grizzley, aka Chris Comper. He’s a musician who is happy to swap […]

Curtis & Loretta “Santa Claus On Halloween” – not a burn by the dude in red

October 31, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

Here’s the other side of Halloween, handing out candy whilst dressed up in some form of fancy dress. We can only speculate as to why Curtis Teague chose to dress as Father Christmas, but that is […]

Kit Lindsey “Appalachian Sunday” – haunted murder ballad

October 31, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s an appropriate song for Halloween – the debut single by Kit Lindsey has a brooding ominous presence, as a daughter revenges her mother “she never saw him cry / ’til the day he came home […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Okkervil River

August 26, 2026 0

As the listener traverses the hills, mountains and valleys of Okkervil River’s albums, there are many treasures lying in wait. Some in plain sight, some hidden, others only to be discovered following repeated excursions. Navigating Down […]

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Dusty Wright album Maximus Americanus 2026

Dusty Wright “Maximus Americanus”

August 26, 2026 0

An entertaining homage to americana music reminds us of the breathtaking scope of the genre. Self-described as an homage to americana music, Dusty Wright’s latest album offers a smorgasbord of nods to the genre. It would […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Sarah Lee Langford and Will Stewart “Staring At The Sun”

Hushman “She Climbs The Munros” – not solely an appreciation of craggy mountainsides

Track Premiere: Prinz Grizzley “Payback Day (I’ll Give No Warning)”

Curtis & Loretta “Santa Claus On Halloween” – not a burn by the dude in red

Kit Lindsey “Appalachian Sunday” – haunted murder ballad

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Okkervil River

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

Dusty Wright “Maximus Americanus”

Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026

Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”