Jonathan Aird

Stephen Jacques “Send Them Love” – it’s what everyone wants

May 30, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Stephen Jacques is a self-confessed night owl, who, growing up in Richmond, Virginia, took in all the rock he could find whether it be via TV shows like Johnny Carson and Saturday Night Live or through […]

Amythyst Kiah “Sugar” – rough cut as well as sweet

May 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Amythyst Kiah is too much musician to be pigeonholed into one small genre sub-section. Sure she’s an old-timey banjoist, sure also an essential part of Our Native Daughters. And a singer-songwriter in her own right. Oh, […]

The Low Drift “The Low Drift”

May 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Wanderings in a musical landscape. The Low Drift is a musical collaboration between Emma Thorpe, Matt Hill, and Huw Costin, with guidance from psychogeographers Jane Samuels and Morag Rose, which through song explores landscape and folk […]

Jack Klatt “Any Way The Wind Is Blowin'” – Can’t help but wonder where I’m bound

May 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Minnesotan Jack Klatt has a new EP on the way – ‘Edge of the End’ is released on June 1st. It’s a collection that reflects on Klatt’s life, and also on the state of the United […]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Go Your Way” – We part, and I’m OK with that

May 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

So, the golden god and the goddess of Bluegrass – and this single is taken from the pair’s second album ‘Raise the Roof‘ which we note has sold an impressive 150,000 copies. And there’s also an […]

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0

In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

July 1, 2026 0

The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took […]

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

July 1, 2026 0

Unfashionable but influential collaborative indie singer-songwriter enjoys a career-spanning retrospective following her untimely death earlier this year. Lynn Blakey was not a name that gained a great deal of traction commercially but she was an influential […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Stephen Jacques “Send Them Love” – it’s what everyone wants

Amythyst Kiah “Sugar” – rough cut as well as sweet

The Low Drift “The Low Drift”

Jack Klatt “Any Way The Wind Is Blowin'” – Can’t help but wonder where I’m bound

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Go Your Way” – We part, and I’m OK with that

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026

Jim James takes off his Morning Jacket and gets all “Wowed Out” on his latest solo album