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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: Evan Barber “Jesus And The Kid”

April 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Evan Barber has been making his mark in the Americana/roots music scene in the southern USA for gtting on for a decade. In that time the Albany, Georgia native as well as writing, recording, and touring […]
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Pete Gow “Where Else Would We Be Going” – come on, get shifting

April 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The first single from Pete Gow’s third solo album ‘Leo‘ (to be released 22nd April on Clubhouse Records), and it’s a high tempo horn laden piece of wonderful.  And for all the hugeness of the sound […]
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Track Premiere: Michelle Malone “Dust Bowl Man”

April 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Michelle Malone brings the vocals, the lyrics and the guitar swagger to new song ‘Dust Bowl Man‘, which is taken from the new album ‘1977.’  It’s a stripped-down album that finds Malone looking to the past […]
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Neal Francis & Wilco “Theologians” – that would be an ecumenical matter…

April 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
What can we say?  This awesome bringing together of Neal Francis and Wilco was captured live and was available for you – yes you guitar based funky piano loving Americana fan –  to obtain via the […]
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GospelbeacH “It’s Too Late” – man, it’s never too late, you know?

April 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
After a detour into bubblegum covers with last years ‘Jam Jam EP‘, GospelbeacH have returned to wonderfully sparkly new music.  Adding Luther Russells (from labelmates Those Pretty Wrongs and previously The Freewheelers)  pretty 12 string and […]

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Cover art for Danni Nicholls album "Making Moves"

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

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Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

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

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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 […]
Cover art for Danni Nicholls album "Making Moves"
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Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

July 1, 2026 0
Top-class vocals and production complement finely crafted personal lyrics of love, loss and hope from UK-born now Nashville-based artist. One of the joys in reviewing albums for Americana UK is that moment when you first play […]
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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 […]

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  • Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026
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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 […]
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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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Sometimes the charm of a record can be in its deficiencies. Some rough edges, occasional serendipitous errors or just plain bum notes can give life to a piece, especially in an age where the four-to-the-floor, autotuned […]
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So that’s it from us for one of our shorter weeks thanks to the perils of putting together a new look website over Christmas when everyone else is doing more exciting things (or maybe not this […]
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Cedarsmoke “The Great & The Terrible”

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An album full of well-crafted narratives describing the highs and lows of life. The Brisbane-based group Cedarsmoke is the vehicle via which Jon Cloumassis releases music. Cedarsmoke’s second album is an exploration of change in all […]

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