Jonathan Aird

Jesse Terry “Natural” (Jackson Beach Records, 2018)

March 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

On his fifth album Jesse Terry has moved away from his usual roots-rock arrangements for a stripped down and mostly acoustic take on songs familiar from his previous albums – with a cover thrown in for […]

Maria Kelly “Small Talk” – Listen

March 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

A faltering, introverted, vocal carries this delicate song of social anxiety and an inability to connect with others. Alienation and anxiety and a tense swell of fear building within her “there’s a storm in my chest […]

Jonathan Wilson, Omeara, London, 19th March 2018

March 28, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Omeara is a fairly new venue south of the river, not very far south, and in quite a hip area with a sizeable presence of pubs and cafes close by. Inside the performance space is bijou, […]

Khari Wendell McClelland “Song Of The Agitators” – Listen

March 27, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from Khari Wendell McClelland’s new album ‘Freedom Singer’ which has re-arranged and re-invigorated a set of songs that were contemporary with his great-great-great-grandmother’s escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Some are quite well know […]

AmericanA to Z: Acres and Acres

March 27, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Half forgotten bands, albums that slipped away – that’s what this part of the site is about. Canada’s Acres and Acres were one of the first bands, possibly the actual first, that I reviewed a CD […]

Bronwyn “Rattlin’ Bones”

September 1, 2026 0

Virtuoso fiddler-turned-songwriter delivers modern bluegrass masterclass. Rattlin’ Bones marks Bronwyn Keith-Hynes’ first foray into songwriting. For those unfamiliar with her name, here’s a brief résumé of the story so far. Raised near Charlottesville, Virginia, at the […]

Miko Marks’ new album “Hell Or High Water” arrives next month

September 1, 2026 0

Miko Marks has announced her latest album, Hell Or High Water, on 30th October 2026 via Redtone Records. It’s her first new studio album since her 2022 release, Feel Like Going Home. Hell Or High Water sees […]

Album Art Great Television by Elizabeth Cook

Elizabeth Cook “Great Television”

September 1, 2026 0

A welcome and wonderful return. It’s hard to believe we have gone six years since Elizabeth Cook’s last album, Aftermath. Not that she’s been idle in the intervening years, with her television fishing show and a […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Jesse Terry “Natural” (Jackson Beach Records, 2018)

Maria Kelly “Small Talk” – Listen

Jonathan Wilson, Omeara, London, 19th March 2018

Khari Wendell McClelland “Song Of The Agitators” – Listen

AmericanA to Z: Acres and Acres

Bronwyn “Rattlin’ Bones”

Miko Marks’ new album “Hell Or High Water” arrives next month

Elizabeth Cook “Great Television”

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