Jonathan Aird

Dave Alvin “Highway 61 Revisited” – Listen

November 26, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

A great version of a great song. Taken from Dave Alvin’s new album ‘From An Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings‘, this is a recording that first appeared way back on an Uncut cover disc (‘Highway […]

Sweet Roger “Pay Me” – Listen

November 26, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Inspiration can come from anywhere. For Sweet Roger it was a combination of a early-country blues listening kick and the chance find of a photograph at a Los Angeles flea market. The picture showed a man […]

M. Ward “You’ve Changed” – Listen

November 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

‘You’ve Changed’ is the first song released from M.Ward’s upcoming album ‘Think of Spring’, which will be released on ANTI- on December 13th. It’s an album of covers of songs recorded by Billie Holiday. The album […]

Adam Lee “I Am A Coward” – Listen

November 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re really hoping that by now the demeaning spectacle of the American Presidential election result will have been resolved. We’ll see. Why mention this, though ? Well – Adam Lee put his new song out on […]

Van Plating “Bird On A Wire” – Listen

November 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

First things first – this is not the ‘Bird on a Wire‘ you’re thinking of, it’s a new song that Van Plating co-wrote with Brian Elijah Smith. Second thing second – after her re-emergence in 2019 […]

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

Dave Alvin “Highway 61 Revisited” – Listen

Sweet Roger “Pay Me” – Listen

M. Ward “You’ve Changed” – Listen

Adam Lee “I Am A Coward” – Listen

Van Plating “Bird On A Wire” – 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”