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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?
Album Reviews

Josh Rouse “Love In The Modern Age” (Yep Roc Records, 2018)

May 9, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Everything changes, everything stays the same – so Josh Rouse is still writing songs that look at the world from a slightly oblique angle but the soundtrack has changed a little. Strong opener ‘Salton Sea’ throws […]
Tracks

Jon Sindenius “Dirty Hometown” – Listen

May 8, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Dirty Hometown’ is a new track from Jon Sindenius with a soulful country feel to it that comes straight from Sweden, the beating heart of Scandicountry.  It’s gentle and reflective with a nice arrangement – that […]
Tracks

Paddy Nash & Paul Casey “Hard Act To Follow” – Listen

May 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Hard Act To Follow’ is the first song from a forthcoming brand new album by two of Derry’s finest singer-songwriters, Paddy Nash & Paul Casey.  It’s something of a heartfelt roots-rocker of a tune about the […]
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Cosmos Sunshine “Letdown” – Listen

May 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
If you’re born on a hippy commune on the Connecticut River then there’s a good chance you’ll end up with a distinctive name like Cosmos Sunshine Heidtmann.  Wisely dropping the Heidtmann, Cosmos Sunshine makes big rolling […]
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Ray Davies continues his journey through Americana

May 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
The quintessential English songwriter Ray Davies has had a long fascination with America, and the USA in particular.  His 2013 autobiography was entitled “Americana,” and he went on to release an album of the same name […]

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Everyone knows about new year resolutions but have you head of a new season resolution? As the weeks of scorched yellow grass become a distant memory, why not hunker down for the autumn and winter ahead […]
The Deep Blue live at the Cambridge Folk Festival - 1st & 2nd August 2026
Live Reviews

The Luck of the Draw: AUK reader Les Bright enjoys his weekend at The Cambridge Folk Festival

September 1, 2026 0
While all AUK content is free to access, subscribers who donate a small amount each month to support the site are sent a Spotify/Apple Music/Tidal playlist each month featuring the best songs from albums we’ve reviewed, […]
Mary Gauthier
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Mary Gauthier “Alcohol and Adderall” – addiction blues

September 1, 2026 0
The thing is that Mary Gauthier knows what she’s talking about on the latest single from her upcoming album Reckoning, which is released September 25th on Soundly/Thirty Tigers.  Not that this song, which those who caught […]

  • Fancy covering live shows or new albums for us?
  • The Luck of the Draw: AUK reader Les Bright enjoys his weekend at The Cambridge Folk Festival
  • Mary Gauthier “Alcohol and Adderall” – addiction blues
  • Video: The Long Version “Early Days” – anything that challenges you in a good way
  • Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”
  • Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”
  • Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975
  • The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Van Life – William the Conqueror

March 19, 2019 0
West country trio William The Conqueror have been making steady inroads on the Americana scene for a few years now with their latest album ‘Bleeding On The Soundtrack’ just released on Loose Music. Headed by singer-songwriter […]
Tracks

Will Page “The Rise” – isn’t there a better way?

March 5, 2024 0
Will Page is the fiddle player for Noble Jacks, but he’s also a singer-songwriter in his own right, as he ably demonstrates on ‘The Rise‘ which features Steve Knightly.  It’s a song that imagines that there […]
Album Reviews

Mark Rogers “Laying It Down” (Independent 2019)

June 20, 2019 0
‘Laying it Down’ is Mark Rogers’ first full-length L.P. following a couple of EPs since reactivating his music career in 2012. Five of the eleven songs featured here are recycled and remixed from those EPs. His […]

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