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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?
Album Reviews

Steve Forbert “Early Morning Rain” (Blue Rose Music, 2020)

May 22, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
In more than forty years of recording Steve Forbert has released a phenomenal number of truly fine albums, appearing at first with a brash new take on folk-rock on ‘Alive on Arrival‘ and ‘Jackrabbit Slim‘, and […]
Tracks

Prinz Grizzley “Drifting” – Listen

May 22, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Chris Comper looks every inch the mountain man, making his stage moniker of Prinz Grizzley quite appropriate.  True, in his case the mountains are those majestic Austrian peaks, but even so there’s no doubting his Americana […]
Columns

What should I do, Americana UK?

May 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Welcome to the second in our semi-regular advice column, which, it seems, might be running on a three weekly basis.  Some problems are complex, and some problems are very straightforward – and this week we have […]
Tracks

Ferris & Sylvester “Everyone Is Home” – Listen

May 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Ferris & Sylvester won the ‘Emerging Artist Award’ at the Americana Music Association UK’s Awards this year which should have set them up for a busy 12 months of touring, and then – well, we all […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Beau Jennings “Gettin’s Good”

May 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
We’re premiering ‘Gettin’s Good‘ today from  the upcoming Beau Jennings album ‘Son of Thunderbird‘ due out on June 5th.  And if it sounds at all familiar then it’s because it – like all the songs on […]

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Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

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July 8, 2026 0

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

AUK Mini-Gigs
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CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

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

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News

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

July 8, 2026 0
Jason McNiff has announced the release of his latest album, Ten Blue Songs, his 10th, and, despite the melancholy title, he assures us it is a record of celebration, a celebration of the musical life he […]
Tracks

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

July 8, 2026 0
  Those of you familiar with us will know that we are a website based in the People’s Republic of Liverpool and so we’re always happy to feature music on our wavelength from around these parts […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

July 8, 2026 0
With nearly two decades of songwriting under his belt, Clayton Chaney feels more connected than ever to his craft, offering some incredibly heartfelt, pensive, and witty songs grounded in real human experience. “I try to keep […]

  • Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”
  • The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney
  • 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
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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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Last week we were considering the wide diversity of tastes that our writers have shown in their selections. As if to emphasise the point Manchester based AUK writer Mark Johnson has produced our first list where […]
Videos

Video: The Avett Brothers “Bang Bang”

September 9, 2019 0
The Avetts’ new album is on the way, the most political they’ve released and in this latest cut to be taken from the record they tackle gun violence. “Conceal and carry your fear,” sings Seth Avett […]
Tracks

Bonnie Prince Billy and pals cover each other’s songs – Listen

June 11, 2021 0
Bonnie “Prince” Billy aka Will Oldham, Matt Sweeney, Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg have decided to cover each other’s songs and release them as a digital single. Will and Matt have covered Joan Shelley’s ‘Stay on […]

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