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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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Becky Kapell “Idle Down” – Put that pedal to the metal!

December 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Becky Kapell is torn between two desires – the first is to let rip and barrel down the highway, the second is to not make this journey too short, ‘cos her baby’s on board and she […]
Album Reviews

Christy Moore “Flying Into Mystery”

December 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Irish Troubadour’s latest album despairs for and laughs at a world that isn’t learning. A founding member of the legendary Planxty and a solo artist for over fifty years – his first release ‘Paddy on the […]
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Brian Laidlaw & The Family Trade “Pure Sorrow” – Flee from all these entrapments

December 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
The Family Trade is a folk ensemble led by poet-songwriter Brian Laidlaw and rural artist and arts-advocate Ashley Hanson. Raised in rural Minnesota, Ashley is a current Obama Foundation Fellow whose work as a theater-maker and […]
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Martin Ruby “Sisyphus” – rolling away that stone…

December 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Attentive reader that you are, and we do appreciate how you lap up every word we collectively craft, you’ll recall that when we can we have a mellow out afternoon mid-week session when we reconnect with […]
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Scott Zosel “Emily” – marking our place with bookmarkers

December 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
True, it sounds like a love song but ‘Emily‘ is actually inspired by Emily Dickenson, so it is perhaps more a love of words.   Scott Zosel told us this about the song: “I have been obsessed […]

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The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

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Video: Oh Pray Tell “Poor Black Woman Blues”

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Okkervil River April 2008

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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Album art for Sanctuary Park by The Jayhawks
Album Reviews

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

August 27, 2026 0
Gary Louris celebrates love and the past on Jayhawks’ latest. Forty years on from their debut, a quarter century from the release of Smile and 6 years after their last record XOXO, The Jayhawks return with […]
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Video: Oh Pray Tell “Poor Black Woman Blues”

August 27, 2026 0
Here is Poor Black Woman Blues, the powerful new single from Oh Pray Tell, also known as the trio of Sally Titasey, Shayna-Adjowa Jones, and Betty Supple. It’s a song of resistance and finding strength together, […]
Okkervil River April 2008
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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 […]

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  • Video: Oh Pray Tell “Poor Black Woman Blues”
  • 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”
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  • Tris Robinson: What a brilliant version of this song. I will check out the band on the strength of this. Thanks
  • Terry Beers: Great interview of a great girl who shares her thoughts so authentically. Love her music!!!
  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan, glad you enjoyed this month's EP Round-Up. As you say, plenty of good stuff, but particularly Monte Warden…

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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. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
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Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]

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