Jonathan Aird

Bob Dylan “Springtime In New York The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980 – 1985)”

September 13, 2021 Jonathan Aird 5

New confidence in a new decade. With the sixteenth entry into the Bootleg series we arrive, finally, at the 1980s. It’s a decade that left many established musicians somewhat non-plussed, searching around for a way to […]

Backline “Sixteen Tons” – and what do you get?

September 13, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Yup, it’s the Merle Travis song but South Carolina bluegrass band Backline have give it a distinctive twist. The six piece band have been playing since 2016, but the individual members have been playing since their […]

Emily Scott Robinson “Old Gods” – oh, they’re tricksters!

September 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

No, we’re not entering Lovecraft Country with this new single from Emily Scott Robinson, it is not those Old Gods, this is not Southern Gothic with the Gothic writ large and there’s not the slightest hint […]

Track Premiere: Audrey Spillman “Summertime”

September 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Audrey Spillman has had a lot of things to do recently – get married, check; starting a family, check; record an album in Nashville produced by husband Neilson Hubbard, check and…yes, check. The album is called […]

Samantha Crain “Pick Apart” – grabbing life by the lapels

September 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Mindfulness, that’s a word that’s quite in vogue these days. Living in the moment. Or, instead, you could live and relive every moment of your life, endlessly. Samantha Crain makes something of that suggestion on her […]

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

Bob Dylan “Springtime In New York The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980 – 1985)”

Backline “Sixteen Tons” – and what do you get?

Emily Scott Robinson “Old Gods” – oh, they’re tricksters!

Track Premiere: Audrey Spillman “Summertime”

Samantha Crain “Pick Apart” – grabbing life by the lapels

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