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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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Track Premiere: Red River Hymn “Catalyst”

August 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Nashville based Red River Hymn proclaim themselves to be purveyors of “Sad Southern Rock“, and today’s premiere ‘Catalyst‘ certainly fits the bill with declarations of “apologies in advance” before spilling out fears of a love falling […]
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Whiskey In The Pines “Hotel Bar” – Drinkin’ alone

August 18, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Now, when the editor sends us off to some exotic location to cover some exciting Americana news he always reminds us not to touch the mini-bar.  Hotel bar prices are a bit steep too so the […]
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Dusty Wright “Stare Into The Sun” – Just for fun

August 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Look – if Dusty Wright told you to go jump in the lake would you do that?  Just because he turns up with a hooky earworm of a funky rock song doesn’t mean that you should […]
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Track Premiere: Mike Dawson & The Smokin’ Kills “Watching Hollywood Burn”

August 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
A powerful song for a powerful subject – and it’s inspired by real events.  It was late fall 2017 when California was hit with it’s most destructive wildfire in history, the Thomas fire, in Ventura County. […]
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Devin Hoff rethinks Anne Briggs

August 13, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
It is never too often to ponder the recordings of Anne Briggs – a major voice of the folk revival of the sixties and seventies, a true bearer of the torch for ancient songs, sung with […]

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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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Two Runner “Porchlight”

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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) […]

  • Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour
  • 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
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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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Gritty roots to atmospheric melodies and harmonies. It should be no surprise if the haunting tones that characterise The Wanted’s third album, ‘Strange Flight’, bring to mind The Cowboy Junkies. Both groups trace their lineage to […]
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Andy Hedges “Eight Bucks & Change” – counting up a life’s achievements

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Andy Hedges’ latest album The Westerner is a collection of songs that straddle strands of the cowboy life and experience – whether that be on songs that are old enough now to be called traditional, and […]
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Video: Marcus Angeloni “Glimpse of Gold”

November 24, 2025 0
Raw, authentic and intimate, ‘Glimpse of Gold’ by singer-songwriter Marcus Angeloni is immediately captivating. It holds our attention throughout, with just a hard acoustic strum and Angeloni’s gritty vocal performance, which is full of urgency and […]

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