Jonathan Aird

Greazy Alice “Circles” – it all comes round again

October 29, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

A wild guess might identify Greazy Alice as a blues-rock band, maybe with a truckin’ vibe about them. Couldn’t be more wrong – Greazy Alice is the recording moniker of New Orleans songwriter Alex Pianovich, and […]

Americana UK’s Halloween Horrors – these are dark matters…

October 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Ah, brave reader, so you’ve returned to our little haunted nook? Good. Good. Come in, come in, sit anywhere…No! No, not there, that is not quite as it seems…hmm? Oh, just humour us, we can’t really […]

Julian Taylor “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside Of Your Head)” – stay strong

October 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s likely that you realise by now that we need precious little excuse to feature new music from Canada’s Julian Taylor, but if we were to have been looking for a persuader then the presence on […]

Americana UK’s Halloween Horrors – ’tis the season of… the witch!

October 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Come in, come in – mind the cobwebs. Take a seat… NO! No, not there, that seat is…well, never mind, never mind. I expect you’re wondering what this is all about, we had hoped that the […]

Patterson Hood “Scott’s Sister” – sibling rivalry

October 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

The latest single from Drive By Truckers co-founder Patterson Hood is taken from the solo album “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams” and is a song that he describes as coming from “The Family Mythology,” a vein […]

For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

August 17, 2026 0

Co-written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman for The Flying Burrito Brothers’ 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, Sin City features one of the best lines in the whole of popular music. “On the […]

Waylon Payne album cover art for Wayward 2026

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

August 17, 2026 0

A fantastic-sounding third album from the ‘outlaw prince’ treats us to some great songs and a sublime band. One of the first things that strikes you about this record is just how good it sounds. Many […]

Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

August 17, 2026 0

Kelly Hunt’s last album, Ozark Symphony, was one of the highlights of 2023. Now, the Memphis native, returns with her third release, Requiem for a Sleepless Night, which will be issued on Compass Records on 18th […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Greazy Alice “Circles” – it all comes round again

Americana UK’s Halloween Horrors – these are dark matters…

Julian Taylor “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside Of Your Head)” – stay strong

Americana UK’s Halloween Horrors – ’tis the season of… the witch!

Patterson Hood “Scott’s Sister” – sibling rivalry

For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

Sheryl Crow to release 12th album in the Autumn

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Natalie Del Carmen