Jonathan Aird

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal “Meet Me Anywhere” – all change

October 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal is the performance name for Pennsylvania-based singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Adam Andrzejewski, who has previously produced music in the not very Americana adjacent rap/electronic musical genre. And yet on the recently released album ‘Mossy […]

Alexa Rose “Anywhere, OH” – drifting to the fall

October 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

That OH isn’t a sigh, it’s Ohio of course – but ‘Anywhere, OH‘ that’s a sigh and a heartfelt one at that. Travelling, playing shows, travelling again, can lead to a disconnect from reality – here, […]

David Berkeley “Oh My America” – when the dream gets tarnished

October 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

David Berkeley’s latest song takes a fairly bleak look at his homeland – a land which is riven with distrust and hatred, where the old ideas of working together for a better world have given way […]

Gus White “After So Long” – this is the end

October 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s a song with a double meaning, at the least – ‘After So Long‘ is a heartbroken break-up song which finds Gus White coming to terms with the finality of the split. It’s been a while, […]

Track Premiere: Birds Flying Backwards “My Friends”

October 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Today’s Track Premiere is from Bird Flying Backwards, a London based folk-rock ensemble who are building a name for themselves through touring with The Hanging Stars and appearing at storied London venues like MOTH Club and […]

artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

October 2, 2026 0

To celebrate the release of his new album Alamo, which will be released on 13th November 2026 on Thirty Tigers, Jake Bugg has announced he will celebrate the release with a run of November in-store dates. […]

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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

October 2, 2026 0

In another part of the AUK jungle, I’ve been reading Chris Hillman’s autobiography, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond, for an upcoming Paperback Riders article. And it gave me reason to […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal “Meet Me Anywhere” – all change

Alexa Rose “Anywhere, OH” – drifting to the fall

David Berkeley “Oh My America” – when the dream gets tarnished

Gus White “After So Long” – this is the end

Track Premiere: Birds Flying Backwards “My Friends”

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”

Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival