Jonathan Aird

Natalie Jane Hill “Solely”

November 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Natalie Jane Hill moves into a rarefied folk echelon, and more than justifies her place there. On her second album Natalie Jane Hill provides an eloquent statement of what “less is more” really means, bringing her […]

North Mississippi Allstars “Set Sail (Part 1)” – Better lands, better times coming in to view

November 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Coming from the rockier and yes even funkier end of the Americana spectrum, North Mississippi Allstars have been mining their groove for twenty-five years now, with a dozen albums to their name. Their next release is […]

Clever Hopes “Shadow Waltz” – you’re here, but you’re already gone

November 15, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The sounds of the regretful reflections that something has finished, and perhaps finished sooner than one half of the participants would have had it happen. It’s a thing for two to agree on, and if one […]

The Jaws Of Brooklyn “Fever” – Burn, Baby, Burn

November 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Born from the meeting of Radio Raheem’s three members (Zia Uddin-Drums, Paul Christofferson-Bass, Bryan Cohen-Guitar) with singer Lindsay Love. The place – Seattle. The time – the height of the 2020 portion of the COVID pandemic […]

Christy Moore “Clock Winds Down” – it’s the end of the world as we know it

November 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

With the COP26 winding to a close this weekend this new song from Christy Moore couldn’t be more timely. Picture, if you will, a planet with a changing climate and a leadership example given by the […]

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

July 3, 2026 1

Simon Lamont’s contribution to our americana stories is called Americana. And it covers one of our core topics, what is americana, and why isn’t it country? Simon Lamont is an Irish writer and designer (graphic/web/garden) who […]

Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975

July 3, 2026 1

No doubt some really clued up expert on the Rolling Thunder Revue can pinpoint the actual evening that this clip comes from, but enough to say that it is footage captured whilst Joni Mitchell was on […]

Cover art for Fruit Bats album The Landfill

Fruit Bats “The Landfill”

July 3, 2026 0

After a gap of a mere nine months, Eric D. Johnson returns with a new Fruit Bats offering – the americana world should rejoice. We really need to get something out of the way immediately. The […]

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