Jonathan Aird

Trapper Schoepp “Primetime Illusion” (Xtra Mile Recordings, 2019)

February 20, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

On his fourth full length release Trapper Schoepp has pulled off a trick that only really occurs once or twice in any given decade – the reshaping of folk rock to sound fresh and new. On […]

Track Premiere – D.L. Rossi “Good Woman”

February 20, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

If tough knocks are the necessary path to meaningful music then D.L. Rossi is probably feeling he’s racked up enough now, and maybe it’s time for life to let him get on with the songwriting part […]

Silver Lake 66 “Blue Earth County” – Listen

February 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Maria Francis and Jeff Overbo combine an amalgamation of classic country, folk and blues throughout the music they create as Silver Lake 66. On this single, from their album ‘Ragged Heart‘, we find the duo speeding down […]

Various Artists “The Social Power Of Music” (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2019)

February 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

This characteristically vast collection from Smithsonian Folkways tackles a multitude of musical forms and interpretations of the term “social power” over four jam-packed CDs. The four discs are, more or less, themed – CD1 is ‘Songs […]

Track Premiere – Lonesome Shack “New Dream”

February 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Where do dreams come from ? In the case of Lonesome Shack’s ‘New Dream‘ which we premiere here, the simple answer is from singer and guitar finger-picker Ben Todd. Digging a little deeper and the rich […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Trapper Schoepp “Primetime Illusion” (Xtra Mile Recordings, 2019)

Track Premiere – D.L. Rossi “Good Woman”

Silver Lake 66 “Blue Earth County” – Listen

Various Artists “The Social Power Of Music” (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2019)

Track Premiere – Lonesome Shack “New Dream”

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson