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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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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “It Don’t Bother Me” – Lord, did we ever deserve such riches?

November 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Raising Sand‘ is a fine album – we all know that, from its sales most of us must have 2 or 3 copies at least.  Well, this preview, the last and final preview before the release […]
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Lee Rogers “Hellbound” going down to the bottom…

November 5, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Fifteen years is a long time between releases, but that’s what Lee Rogers has achieved.  The Northern Irish singer from Carrickfergus signed a record deal back in 2006 and put out his debut release ‘Drawing Clocks‘.  […]
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Track Premiere: Mark Joseph “Vegas Motel”

November 5, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Vegas Motel‘ is the title track of Mark Joseph’s third album, and is his most personal as the songs draw directly on his own experiences.  It’s also his lockdown album, having come together through 2020, but […]
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Andrew Gabbard “Getting High” – nah, not today man

November 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1
On the latest single from his forthcoming album ‘Homemade‘, Andrew Gabbard extolls the positives of not getting high, noting for example that “most fun I had in my lifetime I wasn’t high.”  Not that he’s gone […]
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Track Premiere: Lockwood Barr “Adderall & Alcohol”

November 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Lockwood Barr can claim to have music in her genes – her mother performed with John Hartford and with The Dillards, whilst her dad taught her to play the banjo.  And it’s his 1972 Gibson that […]

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Two Runner “Porchlight”

August 27, 2026 0
Old-time instruments meet new-world issues. Two Runner is the musical nom de plume of Paige Anderson (although until this record, the band had been a long-term collaborative relationship with fiddler Emilie Rose). Anderson has now taken […]
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Vox Continental: August 2026

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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 […]
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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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  • 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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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 52

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Gone in a flash… Easter is gone and the stamp of shoes in the corridors rattles through my head once again. I count myself very lucky to have school holidays and although they are often filled […]
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Video: Frank From Blue Velvet “Running Man”

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Here’s the atmospheric new single from East Sussex band Frank From Blue Velvet.  Lead singer Andrew J Davies delivers an engaging vocal performance, his voice low and resonant and perfect for moody music such as this.  […]

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