Jonathan Aird

Video : Barry Ollman “Words Matter”

January 22, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, that’s it then, one year in and three to go (unless, unless…..). With Garry Tallent on bass, here’s Barry Ollman’s appropriate comment on….well, the least popular person 2017 as voted by Americana-UK readers. Funny how he […]

John Stewart “Wild Horse Road” – Listen

January 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 2

Can it really be ten years since John Stewart left this mortal plane? Hard to credit. John Stewart was one of the voices of Americana – before it was Americana. If you know John Stewart you […]

The Cover Letter “In My Soul” – Listen

January 17, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Founded in the Texas garage of bassist Jarrod Nall and guitarist/vocalist Jacob Shipman in 2013, the band released their debut, self-titled EP just two years later. Their sophomore EP, Cities Made of Sand, came out in […]

Fairport Convention launch a massive UK tour

January 17, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

If we used blatantly ageist terms like The Grand Old Men of Folk then doubtless we’d wheel out that creaking line somewhere in this news item. But we don’t – so we won’t. Suffice it to […]

Nils Lofgren has UK tour in May

January 15, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1

Nils Lofgren has announced a fifteen date tour of the UK in May this year. Sticking firmly to his “hardest working man in rock” reputation this is an epic sized tour that will be complete in […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0

And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London. Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

Cover art for Max Subar album "Anything Could Be"

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

July 15, 2026 1

Chicago singer-songwriter’s highly promising debut album explores the ceaseless ebb and flow of life’s hopes and fears. Recorded in a house on the shore overlooking a frozen lake in Wisconsin, while nature lay dormant beneath a […]

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change

July 15, 2026 0

Park Hills Circle is the solo project of Maris Tierney, and Alaskan-Irish singer-songwriter who lives in Chicago. She’s just released the debut album All Of A Sudden, and today we have the title track to share. Maris is […]

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