Jonathan Aird

Sadie Gustafson-Zook “Maybe I Don’t Know”

March 9, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Sadie Gustafson-Zook’s new single draws on a cottagecore aesthetic (and if you need to know, Grandpa, then Google is your helpful friend), and although it sounds like it could be a pandemic/lockdown inspired song that’s not […]

Track Premiere: Surge And The Swell “Hard Work”

March 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Hard at work or hardly working? Surge and the Swell are talking to the former with their new song ‘Hard Work‘. Surge and the Swell is the collaboration vehicle of Minnesota-based Americana, Indie/Folk singer-songwriter Aaron Cabbage, […]

Ian Noe “River Fool”

March 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The second single from the album ‘River Fools and Mountain Saints’ (out on March 25th via Thirty Tigers), ‘River Fool‘ tells the tale of a well-known character in Southfork, Kentucky, who could be found playing his […]

Calexico “Harness The Wind” – I’ll tell you where the four winds dwell

March 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

With a sound pitched between the red hot desert and the Columbian folk sounds of cumbia, Calexico’s latest song from the new album ‘El Mirador’ (out April 8th) is going to dance across your ears like […]

Alysia Kraft “Cold Mountain” – heading for the sunny uplands…

March 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Alysia Kraft’s new single ‘Cold Mountain‘ reflects on struggles she has been through and was, she says, written “in a moment of fully feeling how brutal and beautiful life can be all at once.” ‘Cold Mountain‘ […]

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

Sadie Gustafson-Zook “Maybe I Don’t Know”

Track Premiere: Surge And The Swell “Hard Work”

Ian Noe “River Fool”

Calexico “Harness The Wind” – I’ll tell you where the four winds dwell

Alysia Kraft “Cold Mountain” – heading for the sunny uplands…

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”