Jonathan Aird

The Besnard Lakes “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again” – Listen

January 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Perseverance is the lesson we learn today. The latest single from The Besnard Lakes is taken from the new album ‘The Besnard Lakes are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings‘, and it has had a […]

Melissa Carper “Makin’ Memories” – Listen

January 26, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Melissa Carper is a talented singer-songwriter and upright bass player who is worth our intention if for no reason that one of her bands is The Carper Family. Today’s song though is the Western swing informed […]

Sadie Gustafson-Zooks “Birdsong” – Listen

January 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Birdsong‘ – it’s that little gift from nature that brightens your day. Only why did it make Sadie Gustafson-Zooks squirm? Well, let’s see if this rings any bells: “Birdsong makes me squirm / ’cause I’ve learned […]

AmericanaFest is (virtually) coming

January 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

We’re having a party ! Well, strictly speaking the Americana Music Association UK is having a party – but we’re going to be crashing in as much as we possibly can. It’s true that due to […]

Sweetbreads “Wanderer” – Listen

January 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Sweetbreads are a Brooklyn based band led by Melody Stolpp in collaboration with fellow musician Nick Watt with a rotating cast of support musicians. The line-up at present is completed by Owen Liza Winter on drums […]

Danny O;Keefe at Cosumer Unity conference 1981

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

July 6, 2026 0

Danny O’Keefe was one of the many folk-oriented singer-songwriters who flourished in the early ’70s, and while he didn’t break through to platinum success, his songs were covered by the likes of Jackson Browne, Elvis Presley, […]

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

July 6, 2026 0

Forgotten recordings from 20 years ago, which will delight Crowell fans. Then Again was recorded in 2006 with the same band as on Rodney Crowell’s previous three albums, The Houston Kid (2001), Fate’s Right Hand (2003) […]

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots 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 […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

The Besnard Lakes “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again” – Listen

Melissa Carper “Makin’ Memories” – Listen

Sadie Gustafson-Zooks “Birdsong” – Listen

AmericanaFest is (virtually) coming

Sweetbreads “Wanderer” – Listen

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots 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”