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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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The Deltaz “Turn It Back” – bring it all on

October 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
If you’re someone who feels that there’s something wrong with the Tracks editor – all these emotionally contemplative singer-songwriters, folk bands and yes even Bluegrass, but not so much of the blood-pumping rock touched alt-Country/Americana – […]
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Gemma Laurence “Adrienne” – I think I like you… am I just a friend?

October 18, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Gemma Laurence has taken some time since her last recordings, her new single ‘Adrienne‘ is the first new music since 2019’s ‘Crooked Heart‘.   The Brooklyn based singer originally from Maine describes her delicate folk – tinged […]
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The Whitmore Sisters “Learn To Fly” – not all metaphor

October 15, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
You’ll recognise half of The Whitmore Sisters from The Mastersons and also Steve Earle and the Dukes (and Duchesses) – that’s Eleanor, but her sister Bonnie also has a number (and that number is four) albums […]
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Essentials: The top 10 Crosby, Stills & Nash family albums

October 14, 2021 Jonathan Aird 6
A Byrd, a Buffalo Springfielder and a Hollie – who would have thought that this combination would generate such a vast musical legacy? And who would have thought that they could have almost screwed things up […]
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Track Premiere: Linda Draper “Tether” – this is no shared experience

October 14, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Linda Draper is having none of it – this pretence that when disasters strike they strike us all equally and we’re suddenly all in a unified state.  As she sings on ‘Tether‘: “Talk is cheap still […]

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Mr Plow “At One With Nature”

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Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

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Two Runner “Porchlight”

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The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

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Mr Plow “At One With Nature”

August 27, 2026 0
Mr Plow return with a magnificent gothic adventure from the heart of Leicestershire. Mr Plow may hail from Leicestershire, but the heart of their music is steeped in gothic New Orleans with a pinch- no, a ladle […]
Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde August 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

August 27, 2026 0
At the end of a short European tour, appearing at Festivals and supporting Bonnie Prince Billy, Dawn Landes entertained us below deck on the Golden Hinde (a reproduction ship, sitting in dry dock behind Southwark Cathedral) […]
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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 […]

  • Mr Plow “At One With Nature”
  • Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026
  • Two Runner “Porchlight”
  • 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
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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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Grammy winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien has announced a new album “Where the River Meets the Road” which will be released in the UK on 12th May.  The album features songs from his native West Virginia, […]
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Track Premiere: Adam Lytle “Seeds Of Joy”

September 26, 2023 0
‘Seeds Of Joy‘ is the third single from Adam Lytle’s new debut solo album ‘This Is The Fire‘ which is due out on October 20th), produced in collaboration with Jonathan Schenke (Liars, Parquet Courts) and Trey Pollard (Faye Webster, Kevin Morby).  […]
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Live Review: Martha Fields & Band, La Rhue, Jumilhac le Grand, Northern Dordogne, France – 3rd September 2022

September 12, 2022 0
La Rhue is, probably, the best live music location around here. Run by a Dutch couple, it’s an old stone barn, converted into a restaurant, bar and live music venue and it has a particularly eclectic […]

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