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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: Monica Taylor “Train Take Me Away”

June 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Nicknamed “The Cimmaron Songbird” by Jimmy LaFave and Bob Childers, Monica Taylor is a stalwart of the Oklahoma music scene.  She has been performing annually at The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival since its second year in […]
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VERSIONS: “One More Cup Of Coffee”

June 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
It is, of course, one of Dylan’s greatest songs, layered in mystery and shot through with Scarlet Rivera’s violin.  One of the jewels from that gem encrusted bangle that is ‘Desire.’  It’s a love song, it’s […]
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Steep Canyon Rangers “Sweet Spot” – touching bluegrass nirvana

June 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
All different things can be a ‘Sweet Spot‘ and bluegrass champions Steep Canyon Rangers list a large number of them on their new single which emerged about a week ago.  Of the track banjo player Graham […]
Album Reviews

Ash & Eric “Sure”

June 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Love, Love me do coo Ash and Eric. Ash & Eric L’Esperance shared a common dream of music when they met in 2010 and formed the band The Promise is Hope, going on to put out […]
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Track Premiere: Plastic Harpoons “Diamond Wings”

June 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Mixing in some high polish guitar work with a Tom Petty-esque approach to songwriting, Santa Barbara’s Plastic Harpoons are an Americana band with a touch of indie-rock and a shot each of classic rock and power-pop […]

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More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0
On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]
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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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  • Ian Prowse “No Names”
  • New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek
  • Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks
  • Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”
  • Folk Tracks Roundup – June 2026
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  • Alan Peatfield: ..... and I've already got my tickets for their show at Kirton in Lindsey - really looking forward to it!

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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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Ross Bellenoit “Where Does The Light Go” (Independent, 2020)

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The latest full length album for Philadelphia singer-songwriter Ross Bellenoit offers a meditation on love, loss, secrets and the ways that our relationships affect our understanding of the world around us. The album is really what […]
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Jake Xerxes Fussell “Out of Sight” (Paradise of Bachelors, 2019)

June 13, 2019 0
There are nine tracks on North Carolina folk musician  Jake Xerxes Fussell’s third album, ‘Out of Sight’, and in the sleeve notes meticulously explaining each one’s backstory, one adjective appears in all of them: traditional. But […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – Should we put the tree up this weekend?

December 18, 2020 0
Just like a selection box of chocolates there’s something here for everyone – at least until someone eats all the toffee hazelnuts,  they are meant to be for sharing.  Oh, never mind.   Luckily these are treats […]

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