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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: Jason McNiff “One Too Many Mornings” – Dylan reimagined

June 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Jason McNiff has a new single out – and in the best of the new traditions it’s a double A-sider and one of those A’s is a Dylan cover.  It makes sense, and it’s wonderful to […]
Album Reviews

JP Harris’ Dreadful Wind and Rain “Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man”

June 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Folk perfection from JP Harris and Chance McCoy Just when you think you know JP Harris as the real-deal no bullshit slightly Outlaw Country musician with the voice that has been more than lived in he […]
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Left Vessel “Your Winter” – Organic music for heart and soul

June 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Organic music?  Some kind of hippie crap?  No – not at all, it’s the use of found natural sounds that are woven into delicate folk tunes to give an enhanced audio experience.  That’s what Nick Byron […]
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Gawain And The Green Knight “Birds And Wine” – Is this lust that you’re feeling?

June 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Gawain and the Green Knight we have already established make some memorable psych-folk.  There’s a dreaminess to some of their songs – but they also have a boastful side.  Assuming that ‘Birds and Wine‘ isn’t actually […]
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Alex Rex “Scandalise The Birds” – psychfolk magnificence

June 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Alex Rex is the recording name of Alex Neilson, who was the driving force behind the much missed Trembling Bells.  He’s released three albums as Alex Rex, and the fourth – ‘Paradise‘ is due out on […]

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

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

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

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Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

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

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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 […]
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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, […]
Album Reviews

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 […]

  • 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
  • Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
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Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Emily Scott Robinson heads to UK for dates later this month

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North Carolina native Emily Scott Robinson has announced a series of UK and Ireland dates, kicking off at the Long Road Festival on the bank holiday weekend before heading to Dublin and then back to the […]
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Listen to the first single from the new album by John Mellencamp

December 13, 2021 0
Republic Records have announced the release of John Mellencamp’s 25th studio album ‘Strictly A One-Eyed Jack’ on January 21st 2022, and the first single from it ‘Chasing Rainbows’ (not a Shed Seven cover) has been shared […]
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Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1
Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

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