Jonathan Aird

Maygen & The Bird Watcher “Jigsaw” – not a torture-horror bloodbath thank goodness

September 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

This slightly disreputable looking crew are not your waiting staff for the evening, no this is Maygen & The Birdwatcher a Minnesota based country tinged Bluegrass outfit. Maygen Lacey is the band’s singer/songwriter, and The Birdwatcher […]

Zelly “Mercy” – putting the murder back into murder ballad

September 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Originally from California, Zelly Dugan began playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 14, entering a few songwriting contests in high school. She spent a few lonely years in Los Angeles, trying to find […]

Simone Felice “Year Around The Sun” – Another year gone, what’s new?

September 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The superb Simone Felice has a new single out, ‘Year Around the Sun’, and it is his first new music since 2018. it is also his first recording for new label Chrysalis. It is, of course, […]

Track Premiere: Hank! “Why Go”

September 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Hank Close makes music under the name Hank!, and to be honest we don’t know why. Not, why does he make music, take a listen to ‘Why Go‘ and you’ll know why he makes music, it’s […]

Singing River “Everyday Love” – wasn’t that a better way?

September 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The music business is notoriously one of ups and downs, of genius overlooked and mediocrity promoted with everything the record label has got. Mikey James has had some share of parts of the tale -from making […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Maygen & The Bird Watcher “Jigsaw” – not a torture-horror bloodbath thank goodness

Zelly “Mercy” – putting the murder back into murder ballad

Simone Felice “Year Around The Sun” – Another year gone, what’s new?

Track Premiere: Hank! “Why Go”

Singing River “Everyday Love” – wasn’t that a better way?

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album