Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Al Rose “Again The Beginner”

August 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the title track from Al Rose’s latest album, the eighth by the singer-songwriter from Chicago. It’s a musing on a continuing attempt to a be a better person, with an equally continuous faltering and […]

Bonny Light Horseman “Exile” – worse than getting sent to Coventry….

August 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

So, the editor was berating me – “what about the new single from Bonny Light Horseman? How come it isn’t scheduled?” To which, quite naturally I replied “Bonny Light Horseman? The greatest psychedelic-tinged folk-rock band in […]

Track Premiere: Brittany Collins “The Journey”

August 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

‘The Journey‘ tells a story of coming together and then….staying together. Pretty novel in an Americana world of constant break-ups and lost loves. The slightly funky roots rocker tells of the merits of two people not […]

Hazlett “My Skin” – is she really going out with him?

August 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Australian-born, but now a resident of Stockholm, Hazlett has produced a couple of EPs and is now releasing a series of singles on his new label Nettwerk – and ‘My Skin‘ is the third of these. […]

Track Premiere: Matthew Check “The Very Beginning”

August 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Matthew Check has been producing a lot of music over the last couple of years, and he has another album ‘Without a Throne‘ coming out on the 30th of September. He’s had quite the varied career […]

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: Al Rose “Again The Beginner”

Bonny Light Horseman “Exile” – worse than getting sent to Coventry….

Track Premiere: Brittany Collins “The Journey”

Hazlett “My Skin” – is she really going out with him?

Track Premiere: Matthew Check “The Very Beginning”

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”