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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?
Live Reviews

Live Stream Gig Review: Darlingside, 11th February 2021

February 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
A busy first night back playing together for Darlingside, as they’d bubbled together so that they could rehearse and then performed two gigs on the same afternoon/evening with a late Q&A session after the second gig. […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: The Armadillo Paradox “Can’t Hold A Job”

February 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
The Armadillo Paradox are a country/bluegrass influenced duo: Sol Chase brings the bluegrass and storyteller/former hip-hop artist Jared Huskey brings….the stories, but new single ‘Can’t Hold a Job‘ is hip-hop free.  It’s not such a strange […]
Tracks

Amythyst Kiah “Black Myself” – Listen

February 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
You know the song, of course you do, it was one of the standout songs on the standout debut album by Our Native Daughters. Well, here it has been reimagined by Amythyst Kiah (one of those […]
Tracks

Eric Bolander “Cold Men” – Listen

February 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
More than a chilling tale, some sort of gothic-folk creation, the new song by Eric Bolander is a song that protests the treatment of the miners of the Blackjewel Mine in Harlan County, Kentucky.  The mine […]
Tracks

John John Brown “On Black Friday I Met Jesus “

February 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
John John Brown’s new single is taken from his second album ‘Americana Comics‘ and is a softly sardonic tale of the worship of consumerism at the holy Wal-Mart, told in a style which he acknowledges owes […]

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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

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Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”

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Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell

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Video Premiere: Visions Of Albion “In The Past”

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Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

July 6, 2026 0
Midway through the European leg of her Heavy Petal tour, Sierra Ferrell and touring company found themselves at the Docks venue in Hamburg, right in the heart of the Reeperbahn. Originally the gig had been located […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”

July 6, 2026 0
Yesterday I spent five hours negotiating queues as I transported punters to the practice day of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It was hot and dull and made doubly difficult by the entitled behaviour of […]

  • Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival
  • Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”
  • Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell
  • Video Premiere: Visions Of Albion “In The Past”
  • 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
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  • Ross: Wow. Might be my post Maverick comedown, but that really got me. (Molotov the best song on that album though)
  • Jonathan Aird: No worries - it's a great performance, isn't it?
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0
Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]
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The Barr Brothers announce UK dates

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With their headline show at London’s Union Chapel on February 1st now sold out, The Barr Brothers have announced that they will play an in-store performance at London’s Rough Trade East on Tuesday 30th January.  The […]

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