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About Jonathan Aird
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Something for the long weekend: Tyler Ellis “100 Proof”

May 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Yes.  But honestly, the Editor will return.  Be patient.  In the meantime, we’ve managed to drag ourselves to the end of another week and joy of joys, it’s a long weekend.  Having touched on May Day […]
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Bruce Springsteen “Faithless” – looking for something to hold onto

May 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Another release from the Springsteen unreleased seven albums set – ‘Faithless‘ has a smoother ‘Nebraska‘ feel to it, with a bit of a Dylan twist as well “I reached for the hem of his garment / […]
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St. Catherine’s Child “New Eden” – these are the not the best times for this

May 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
‘The antidote to death my dear is love” sings St. Catherine’s Child  (Ilana Zsigmond) on an new single from her debut album ‘This Might Affect You‘ which will be released on 15th June via Shamus Records, a date, Father’s […]
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Richard Thompson: The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden – 25th April 2025

April 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
There are gigs, and then there are memorable gigs. And then there are surprise gigs – and this was one such, being found after a casual search to see what was on at Harpenden Public Halls, […]
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Will Clark “Battle Of Blair Mountain” – the struggle goes on

April 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
One of the things that seems to be a constant in the world is that some men (and it’s mostly men) see no problem with accruing more and more wealth to themselves on the back of […]

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GA-20 & Charlie Musselwhite “Crazy Love” – crazy ’bout my lovin’

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Famously, we don’t really cover the Blues here at Americana UK, and equally famously, we do cover Charlie Musselwhite, whose distinctive sound fits in well amongst proto-americana contemporaries. Which is by way of explanation for today’s […]
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Video: Brown Horse “Comeback Loading” – dumb, ironic t-shirt slogans to something more real

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In the video for Brown Horse’s latest single, the band is stranded in the tour van before they work together to tune up the van and get back on the road. It’s a light-hearted visual inspired […]
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New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released three […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Leslie Stevens “Sinner” (Thirty Tigers, 2019)

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Alt-folk quartet Darlingside are back with a new single and a new album for 2018.  Eschaton is taken from the forthcoming release “Extralife” due out February which will be launched officially in London on January 30th at the […]
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Rogue Valley, the Minneapolis-based outfit who burst onto the scene like the brightest of comets with their Seasons project, return. Like the afore-mentioned comet, the band haven’t been sighted on the new release list for nearly […]

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