Jonathan Aird

Palomino Kings “Fall Into Your Loving Arms” – Listen

January 6, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The first Track of the year was actually the last release of 2020 from the Palomino Kings – sneaking out just a couple of days before Christmas. As the Palomino Kings are both Americana and from […]

Jingle Bells Thursday aka Friday – Here it is, Merry Christmas

December 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, this is it. We’re putting this feature to bed for another year. Maybe, just maybe, if you’ll be good then we’ll have another go in 2021. Quality Christmas songs being available being the real requisite […]

Nathaniel Bellows “Three”

December 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Emotionally draining it may be, but ‘Three’ is a trip worth taking Of course, this is Nathaniel Bellows’ third album, but there is not such a lack of imagination in the title. Three also represents the […]

Steve Earle “Christmas In Washington” – Listen

December 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Well, the end of another year and time to look forward to Christmas and a New Year. It can, after all, hardly be worse than 2020. We hope. So, let’s embrace unbridled optimism with Steve Earle’s […]

Esther Rose “Keep Me Running” – Listen

December 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a gorgeous song from Esther Rose today – the New Orleans-based singer, songwriter and musician has a recent album ‘You made it this Far‘ out and has also announced that she has signed to Full […]

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

Palomino Kings “Fall Into Your Loving Arms” – Listen

Jingle Bells Thursday aka Friday – Here it is, Merry Christmas

Nathaniel Bellows “Three”

Steve Earle “Christmas In Washington” – Listen

Esther Rose “Keep Me Running” – 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”