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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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Bella White “Broke (When I Realised)” – Listen

September 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Bella White will surely be a rising star of bluegrass, as she gears up to show just how well a Canadian does that “high and lonesome” sound  on her debut album ‘Just Like Leaving‘ which is […]
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Balsam Range “Richest Man” – Listen

September 22, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Marc Pruett, Buddy Melton, Darren Nicholson, Tim Surrett and Caleb Smith are Balsam Range, a bluegrass band from North Carolina.  They’ve won a string of awards (a long string at that) in the last few years, […]
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Austin Lucas “The Times” – Listen

September 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1
The album will be out on October 30th, it’s called ‘Alive In The Hot Zone!‘ and it’s a sort of lockdown record – with the added twist that Austin Lucas has hunkered down in Mainz, away from […]
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Anya Hinkle “Hills of Swannanoa” – Listen

September 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Wow! What a song we have for you this Monday morning. Anya Hinkle has fronted the bluegrass band Tellico for some years, but she’s branching out with the release of solo singles on Organic Records, of […]
Album Reviews

Fay Hield “Wrackline” (Topic Records, 2020)

September 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
On her new release Fay Hield digs deep into folksong’s mystical world – the songs of spirits, usually malicious and malevolent, dark deeds and supernatural consequences. It’s a theme that is captured to perfection from the […]

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Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Album art for Chris Murphy "Songs From the Trees"

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

Album Reviews
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Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

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Tracks

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]
Album art for Chris Murphy "Songs From the Trees"
Album Reviews

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0
A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

August 28, 2026 2
On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

  • Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”
  • Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”
  • Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975
  • The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
  • Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash
  • Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”
  • Damien Dempsey “Holywell”
  • The latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring MMJ’s Jim James on being Wowed Out
  • Video: Prinz Grizzley “Put Me Down (A Foreign Man)” – a paradise of peace and quiet
  • Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour
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  • Nigel Michaelson: A brilliant clip, thanks so much. Yes indeed Poco were criminally underrated throughout their existence. I was fortunate enough to…
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 0
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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There’ll be Music Everywhere: 2022 in the Rear View Mirror

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And it has become a cliché now – this has been a weird year.  But if you say that at the end of every year for five or six years in a row then has it […]
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Fairport Convention announce ‘Come All Ye – The First 10 Years’

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Fairport Convention have announced the forthcoming 28th of July release on UMC of a massive 7CD box set covering their first decade as a band.   It has been compiled by Andrew Batt, the curator of the very […]
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Matthew Ryan has been making superb albums since 1997 and to date has amassed an impressive 18 solo albums, as well as three collaborations. His knack for writing instantly accessible hooks and tunes is seriously impressive, […]

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