Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere – Roses & Cigarettes “Bones On The Ground”

February 8, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

Roses & Cigarettes are a duo made up of singer Jenny Pagliaro and guitarist Angela Petrilli who hail from Los Angeles. They are all set to release their second album ‘Echoes and Silence’ on the 22nd […]

Americana Music Awards, 31st January, Hackney Empire, London

February 7, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

The final flourish of the Americana Music Association UK (AMAUK) music festival is the Awards night, held in the luxurious surroundings of the Hackney Empire. Unsurprisingly the evening follows a fairly typical award ceremony format, a […]

Americana Music Fest 30th January, Hackney, London

February 6, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Previous showcases at the AMAUK conference had run for just a single night – expanding to two nights had more than doubled the excitement. And if the previous evening had offered some hard choices then this […]

I’m With Her “Call My Name” – Listen

February 6, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Any band that consists of Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan is going to be worth listening to – but we all know that already. What makes this particular gorgeously harmonising song tenderly beseeching a lover to […]

AmericanA to Z – Carolina Chocolate Drops

February 5, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

It’s easy to think that the Carolina Chocolate Drops were all about “reclaiming the banjo” and taking back a strand of American vernacular music of the 19th and early 20th centuries that had been culturally appropriated. […]

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

August 28, 2026 2

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 […]

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

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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 […]

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