Jonathan Aird

The Felice Brothers have a new album in September

June 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘From Dreams To Dust‘ arrives September 17 via Yep Roc, and sees the continuation of the new lineup of The Felice Brothers that debuted with ‘Undress’, consisting of Ian Felice, who shares songwriting and vocal duties […]

Queerfolk Fest 2021 offers free live streaming

June 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

And that’s this very weekend coming up – on June 12th there’s the opportunity to watch (at a fairly reasonable time even with the seven-hour difference between UK and US Central Time) an impressive lineup of […]

Kashena Sampson “Whole Lot Better” – Listen to the welcome return of a great voice

June 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 2

All those who saw Kashena Sampson’s first UK appearances in 2019 will have been asking themselves “when’s the next tour?” and “when’s the next album?” We can answer the second of those – ‘Time Machine‘ will […]

Classic Americana Albums: New Riders of the Purple Sage “New Riders of the Purple Sage”

June 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 8

Named for a Zane Grey novel and often unfairly judged to be just an adjunct of the Grateful Dead, not surprisingly due to the presence of key New Riders’ personnel on early Dead albums, and the […]

Andy Leftwich “Over Cincinnati” – Listen to the Bluegrass goodness

June 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

For our occasional Wednesday afternoon instrumental feature we have this week Andy Leftwich, who is a four time Grammy winning instrumentalist who is probably best known for his fiddle playing which has won a good cluster […]

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

The Felice Brothers have a new album in September

Queerfolk Fest 2021 offers free live streaming

Kashena Sampson “Whole Lot Better” – Listen to the welcome return of a great voice

Classic Americana Albums: New Riders of the Purple Sage “New Riders of the Purple Sage”

Andy Leftwich “Over Cincinnati” – Listen to the Bluegrass goodness

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