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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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Nora Brown “The Very Day I’m Gone” – take those trains no more

September 20, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Want that authentic folk sound?  Then record your new album in mono, live to tape in a large 19th century vaulted stone cellar, below the streets of Brooklyn.  It’ll give you that raw and immediate quality […]
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Jr Williams “Railroad Town Without A Train” – No more lonesome whistle

September 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Kentucky native Jr Williams began playing guitar and singing at the age of six, later mastering the banjo.  And he has been playing in Bluegrass bands for 36 years contributing his banjo style and vocals to […]
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Track Premiere: Jeremy Pinnell “Red Roses”

September 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Jeremy Pinnell’s new album ‘Goodbye L.A.‘ is out on October 1st, and ‘Red Roses‘ is the last single to be released in advance.   It’s a song with a touch of nostalgia, and a whole heap of […]
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Rett Madison “Skeptic’s Angels” – losing my religion…

September 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Skeptic’s Angels‘ is taken from Rett Madison’s new album ‘Pin-up Daddy‘ and sounds at first like many another soft-rock/country touched ballad.  But then listen to the lyrics, and to Madison’s urgent vocal and it’s clear that […]
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Track Premiere: Izzie Walsh “Haunted”

September 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Haunted‘ is a new release from Manchester’s Izzie Walsh, taken from her latest EP ‘Ideals‘ which is out on Friday.  It’s one of her more rocky songs –  dare we suggest there’s a hint of both […]

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Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour

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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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Fairport Convention
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Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour

August 27, 2026 0
Following four weeks on the road for their packed Spring 2026 Tour, Fairport Convention have announced an Autumn 2026 Tour, ahead of a very special Diamond Anniversary celebrating the band’s formation. This year’s Autumn Tour is […]
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Album Reviews

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
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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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  • Mr Plow “At One With Nature”
  • Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026
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  • Vox Continental: August 2026
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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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Flora Hibberd resides in Paris, but her roots are in East London.  Her music taps into a seam of literate folky singer-songwriters, take your choice – Cohen, Brel – those who will sing of the dark […]
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Classic Clip: Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” Wembley Stadium – 11th June 1988

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“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em” It’s Wembley Stadium, 11th June 1988, and Stevie Wonder has just had to postpone his slot at the Nelson Mandela concert at […]

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