Jonathan Aird

Laura Veirs “The Lookout” (Bella Union, 2018)

June 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

After the profile raising ‘Case/Lang/Veirs‘ album and tour of a couple of year’s back, ‘The Lookout‘ see’s Laura Veirs return to solo work, albeit solo accompanied by a number of Americana celebrity collaborators. It’s also, on […]

Sami Simon “Carry You With Me” – Listen

June 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Sami Simon wrote this song whilst he was travelling through Scandinavia and knew, or came to know, that at some-point he would have to leave it’s shining beauty behind him. At least he wasn’t losing in […]

Mookie Brando & The Second Cousins “Do It In Joeville” (Independent, 2018)

June 18, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Mookie Brando & The Second Cousins might just be the best Americana band in Hungary – to be honest we’re not that familiar with the Americana scene in Budapest but if there is a better band […]

Sons of Bill “Firebird ’85” – Listen

June 18, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The third single from their new album, ‘Oh God Ma’am‘, takes the Sons of Bill off in a spiritual direction. Perhaps. James Wilson has commented “I guess the song is technically “about” a construction worker having […]

Track Premiere : Charlie Smyth “Far Away”

June 15, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Premiering right here on Americana-UK, ‘Far Away‘ is the new single from the Nashville via Chicago and Seattle artist’s debut solo album ‘The Way I Feel‘ (released on July 13th). Smyth has cut a range of […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 0

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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