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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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Willie continues his tributes to Sinatra

January 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Bob Dylan is, of course, not the only artist who admires Frank Sinatra – Willie Nelson recorded the Grammy award winning ‘My Way‘ in 2018 and is following it up in 2021 with another album cut […]
Tracks

Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder “Better Days” – Listen

January 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Tekla Waterfield and her husband and musical partner Jeff Fielder have recently issued their new album ‘Trouble in Time‘ from which today’s song ‘Better Days‘ is taken.  It’s a gentle folk song that floats as lightly […]
Tracks

Chuck McDermott “The Thing About America” – Listen

January 20, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1
There’s no magic coincidence as to why this song is our feature today.  Chuck McDermott has crafted a single that looks at his homeland with an eye to clarity rather than rose-tinted celebration.  It comes in […]
Tracks

Drive-By Truckers “Tough To Let Go” – Listen

January 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Few bands manage to put out two albums in a year – and even fewer manage to put out two of the most significant albums of their career in a single year.  ‘Tough to let Go‘ […]
News

Good Time Boy Richie Furay announces live album

January 18, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1
And it’s a double ! Richie Furay – of Buffalo Springfield and Poco fame  – has announced the upcoming release of a live set recorded in 2018.  The album is called ‘50th Anniversary Return To The […]

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Danny O;Keefe at Cosumer Unity conference 1981

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

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Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots 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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Danny O;Keefe at Cosumer Unity conference 1981
Features

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, […]
Album cover artwork for Rodney Crowell "Then Again"
Album Reviews

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) […]
Interviews

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 […]

  • 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”
  • 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”
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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?
  • Jonathan Aird: Glad you liked it - wish I'd been able to make her London debut: https://americana-uk.com/live-review-maisy-owen-with-bj-cole-joe-harvey-whyte-theatreship-london-23rd-june-2026

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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 […]
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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Track Premiere: Velcro Dog “Head over High-Tops”

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Velcro Dog is the solo project of Norwegian musician and songwriter Tony Gonzalez, on which his forceful vocal is accompanied by a stripped-down musicality against which the stark lyrics he conjures up become the central focus. […]

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