Jonathan Aird

Julian Taylor “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside Of Your Head)” – stay strong

October 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s likely that you realise by now that we need precious little excuse to feature new music from Canada’s Julian Taylor, but if we were to have been looking for a persuader then the presence on […]

Americana UK’s Halloween Horrors – ’tis the season of… the witch!

October 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Come in, come in – mind the cobwebs. Take a seat… NO! No, not there, that seat is…well, never mind, never mind. I expect you’re wondering what this is all about, we had hoped that the […]

Patterson Hood “Scott’s Sister” – sibling rivalry

October 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

The latest single from Drive By Truckers co-founder Patterson Hood is taken from the solo album “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams” and is a song that he describes as coming from “The Family Mythology,” a vein […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – October 2025

October 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, here we are, well into Autumn now and more than ready for another roundup of the happening sounds in the folk world that – hopefully – will appeal to you, the engaged readership of Americana […]

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal “Meet Me Anywhere” – all change

October 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal is the performance name for Pennsylvania-based singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Adam Andrzejewski, who has previously produced music in the not very Americana adjacent rap/electronic musical genre. And yet on the recently released album ‘Mossy […]

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Kacey Musgraves Palace Theater, St Paul. 2 Feb 2019

Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

May 1, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

May 1, 2026 0

As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker […]

Artwork for Todd Albright Album "Blues for Dexter Linwood"

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

May 1, 2026 0

Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Julian Taylor “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside Of Your Head)” – stay strong

Americana UK’s Halloween Horrors – ’tis the season of… the witch!

Patterson Hood “Scott’s Sister” – sibling rivalry

Folk Tracks Roundup – October 2025

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal “Meet Me Anywhere” – all change

Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michelle Stodart, Water Rats, London – 16th April 2026

Big Love Car Wash announces first European, UK and Ireland Tour