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  • [ July 8, 2026 ] Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026 Live Reviews
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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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Golden Oak “Maple Spring” – Listen

June 12, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Siblings Zak and Lena Kendall make up the Maine based GoldenOak released the gently grooving folk-tinged EP ‘Foxgloves‘ last year and have a new release coming together for later this year.  Their latest single is ‘Maple […]
Columns

What should I do, Americana UK?

June 11, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Sometimes in the advice game one can start to wonder what you’re doing.  Really, sorting out intermittent letter deliveries through musical advice like we did last time, is that what it’s all about?  But often a […]
Tracks

Market Junction “Nebraska” – Listen

June 11, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
You could be mistaken for thinking that Market Junction hail from a particular place in the USA.  Hell, the hints are right there in the lyrics: “Unless a man’s in love with wind or dust or […]
Tracks

Larkin Poe “Back Down South” – Listen

June 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Larkin Poe rip a rock shaped hole through this song, ably assisted by Tyler Bryant on lead guitar.  It’s something of an homage to the origins of rock and roll and the influence that Southern musicians […]
Tracks

Three Queens in Mourning “Stablemate” – Listen

June 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
We’ve mentioned before that, of course, we love all the Tracks that get featured on a more or less daily basis – but love is not a constant.   There are gradations, some is the love of […]

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CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

Album Reviews
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Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

Live Reviews
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Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk

Tracks
July 8, 2026 0

Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

Interviews
July 7, 2026 1
Album Reviews

CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

July 8, 2026 0
Highly accomplished album for fans of Wilco and the like. You have to hand it to Chris “CR” Gennone when it comes to naming his bands; consistency is at the fore. He loves the moniker CR […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

July 8, 2026 0
State Fayre arrived in Essex beneath blazing sunshine and cloudless skies, three days of unrelenting heat that somehow seemed perfectly suited to a festival built around americana, country, roots and classic rock. From the moment the […]
Tracks

Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk

July 8, 2026 0
What’s this then, Issy Ferris is pining to inspire jealousy? That does seem to be the main thrust of the latest single from the latest album, It’s A Joy To Be Alive, set to be released […]

  • CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”
  • Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026
  • Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk
  • Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction
  • Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations
  • George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”
  • JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album
  • More People Really Should Know About: Charm Of Finches
  • Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”
  • Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet
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Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
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 […]

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Video Premiere: Lynne Hanson “Hip Like Cohen”

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Taking Leonard Cohen as inspiration, the new single from Ottawa-based Lynne Hanson is an upbeat, feel-good song that will leave you smiling.  Phil Shaw Bova’s foot-tapping percussion and  Blair Michael Hogan’s pulsing bass give the song […]
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June Star “How We See It Now”

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Thoughtfully conceived and carefully executed emotional landscapes envelop the listener in their web. June Star, (AKA, Andrew Grimm), divides his time between being an accomplished Americana artist and teaching college literature courses. Perhaps unsurprising then that […]

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