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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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Beatrice Deer “History” – let’s move forward!

November 18, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1
Beatrice Deer is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter, who is half-Inuk and half-Mohawk and was born and raised in Nunavik, Quebec.  Her music blends indie rock and modern folk with traditional Inuit tales and throat singing, as Beatrice […]
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Track Premiere: Ken Pomeroy “Flannel Cowboy”

November 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Ken Pomeroy’s second album ‘Christmas Lights in April‘ is out on Horton Records on 10th December, and remarkably, considering the maturity of the song writing and performance on the album, Ken Pomeroy is 19.  Some of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]

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Vox Continental: August 2026

August 27, 2026 0
Winter is Coming! This is a fascinating time in mainland Europe, with summer scheduled to come to an abrupt stop on the 31st August, regardless of what the weather might be. Holidays are over and everyone […]
Album art for Sanctuary Park by The Jayhawks
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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, […]

  • Vox Continental: August 2026
  • The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”
  • 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”
  • Arborist returns with fourth album “Looking For Love” in the autumn
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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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