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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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Jefferson Airplane “Hey Fredrick” – Listen

October 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
It is rather hard to believe that this song is fifty one years old, and rather harder to believe that the great ass-kicking Grace Slick is eighty one today.  She’s the kind of person who’d say […]
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Nightsong “The Spell” – Listen

October 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Never believe that we will not dare the most blatant cliché, we are Americana UK and we know no fear.  Well, there’s spiders of course, oh, and big poisonous snakes.  And small poisonous snakes.  And Hollyhocks.  […]
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Annie Dressner “Midnight Bus” – Listen

October 29, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
  Today’s new song comes from Annie Dressner’s latest album ‘Coffee At the Corner Bar‘ which was released last month.  You’d never know it from the full sound but it’s a lockdown album – Annie Dressner […]
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Track Premiere: Sam Morrow “Gettin’ By On Gettin’ Down”

October 28, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s Track Premiere ‘Gettin’ by on Gettin’ Down‘ is the title track of Sam Morrow’s new album, which is slated for release on 30th October on Forty Below Records.  It’s an album that sees Morrow taking […]
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Malcolm MacWatt “The Widow And The Cruel Sea” – Listen

October 27, 2020 Jonathan Aird 2
Skail – it’s an old Scots word meaning to disperse, scatter and sail over water, it’s also the title of Malcom MacWatt’s new EP, which contains songs of the emigrant links between Scotland and America.  ‘The […]

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Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”

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Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen

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Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”

July 7, 2026 0
Songs of personal significance. Matt Jones and The Bobs formed way back in 2011 while they were studying at Radford University, all sharing a love of americana, roots, and classic rock. Their debut album Brother’s Hymn was […]
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Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet

July 7, 2026 0
If you like your folk-rock with a hint of jangle, then you’re going to like the new single from Tough Old Bird, who, we note, we last featured on Americana UK way back in 2019. Back […]
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Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen

July 7, 2026 0
The latest single from Ryan Bingham is a roaring rock and roll number. Let the Big Dog Eat features pulsing, pounding keys, dirty-sounding slide guitar and an infectious rhythm. Bingham’s rocking voice is powerful and gruff, […]

  • Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”
  • Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet
  • Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen
  • 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”
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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The Stubborn Lovers “Counting Feathers On A Sparrow’s Wing” – Fewer than you might think

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It’s been four long years since we’ve heard from The Stubborn Lovers, but here they are again wiht a new album ‘Come A Reckoning‘ due out November 8th.  It see’s the Portland, Oregon band further building […]
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Bluegrass Briefs – Sister Sadie, Under The Rocks , Bela Fleck

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Our first round up of 2024 brings 3 constrasting albums from the nearest and furthest reaches of Bluegrass… Sister Sadie ‘No Fear’ The last Sister Sadie album was over 5 years ago and, in that time, […]
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Book Review: Rachel Lee Rubin “Okie From Muskogee” (33 1/3 Bloomesbury Academic, 2018)

November 16, 2018 0
First things first. If you haven’t discovered the excellent 33 1/3 series of books from Bloomsbury Publishing you’re seriously missing out. This is a series of short books about popular music and it focuses on individual […]

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