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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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Track Premiere: Daphne Parker Powell “Enough To Kill”

September 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Taken from her upcoming sixth album ‘The Starter Wife’, to be released the 14th of October, ‘Enough to Kill‘ is part of an elegy to the end of a marriage.  The album is, she says “an […]
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The Ramalamas “Moondog” – bark at the moon…

September 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Based in Sydney, Australia, The Ramalamas have a twanging sound that references surf rock on this song from their latest, and fifth, album.  It’s also their first vinyl release.  The album is called ‘Le Cape Noir’ […]
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Eliza Edens “Westlawn Cemetery” – one day all this will be mine

September 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Eliza Edens has a new album, her second, out soon (October 14th to be exact) – it’s called ‘We’ll Become the Flowers‘, which is a line from today’s song.  Gentle finger-picking accompanies a musing on existence […]
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Samantha “People Today” – What’s going on ?

September 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Central Texas Americana recording artist and songwriter Samantha’s musical journey began when Santa brought her a guitar at age eleven.  She wrote her first song at age thirteen, and by twenty-one she was heading out of […]
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Apple & Setser “I’ll Love Nobody But You” – A One Gal Guy

September 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
You may search for hidden meanings in Apple & Setser’s ‘I’ll Love Nobody But You‘, but gosh darn it all you’re going to find is sweet, sweet bluegrass and a song that says exactly what it […]

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Ian Prowse “No Names”

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Album Reviews

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0
Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]
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New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0
Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

June 30, 2026 0
AUK viewers will be treated to a little change of pace from acoustic guitars as Dillon Warnek performs his mini-gig while accompanying himself on the piano. The set was recorded at Bomb Studios in Nashville, the […]

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  • New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek
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  • Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Taken from their excellent new album 10,000 Days Like These, this is a live take of a powerful (and extremely pretty) song that from New England’s Low Lily.
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Something for the weekend: Cordovas “A Song for You” (Behind the Scenes)

November 13, 2020 0
That’s it for another week dear reader, and we leave you today with a video which spotlights the recording of Nashville-based Cordovas’ cover of Leon Russell’s ‘A Song For You,’ available to stream and purchase today […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “Rise Up With Fists!!”

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Jenny Lewis first came to fame as a child actress, starting at the tender age of three when she appeared in a television commercial for Jell-O, a gelatine dessert. She starred in a number of films […]

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