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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

Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers “The Long Awaited Album” (Rounder Records, 2017)

September 7, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

The Long Awaited Album is Steve Martin’s sixth and a half album of banjo music, his initial foray being the B-side of The Steve Martin Brothers way back in 1981, with the first full album being […]

Tracks

Lydia Ramsey “Ghosts” – Listen

August 24, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Amongst the many fine songs on Lydia Ramsey’s most recent album, Bandita, this song Ghosts is a real stand out.  A hypnotic guitar line, a little banjo and a gorgeous fiddle melody blend together to give […]

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Nicole Atkins “A Little Crazy” – Listen

August 23, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Nicole Atkins has had some turbulent times in recent years, but more recently found herself in a better place and able to record a new album – the rather excellent Goodnight Rhonda Lee. One old friend […]

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Miranda Lee Richards “Existential Beast” (Invisible Hands Music, 2017)

August 16, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

One thing that is certain, Miranda Lee Richards has created in Existential Beast an album of some astonishing beauty. Profound of lyrics, gorgeous in the playing, sung with a voice which embodies an unearthly allure. Every […]

Tracks

Happy Abandon “Severed Seams” – Listen

August 15, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Is Happy Abandon the point where Mumford & Sons meet Mogwai ? Perhaps, but Severed Seams – the latest track to be released from Happy Abandon’s upcoming album Facepaint – is a stirring blend of banjo and […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Eamon McGrath has produced a starkly beautiful version of Mark Mandeville’s ‘Sleep When You’re Dead’ and we’re delighted to premiere the video on Americana UK.  The song originally appeared on Mandeville’s 2011 album ‘Old Constitution’ as […]

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From last week’s Chain Gang, Birds of Chicago, comes not one but two new links. The first one is avian, from ‘Birds’ to ‘Eagle,’ while the second remains the city of Chicago but more specifically, its […]

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