Jonathan Aird

VanWyck “An Average Woman” (Independent, 2018)

February 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

VanWyck is an Amsterdam based singer who has tried out a number of different musical genres on her path to this intimate album of confessional songs. It’s a wildly varying CV taking in classical piano, rapping, […]

Girl from the North Country, The Noel Coward Theatre, London

February 16, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

A West End musical based entirely on the songs of Bob Dylan has to rank quite highly in the list of things that will never exist. And yet Girl from the North Country is that very […]

Rufus Wainwright UK Summer Tour just announced

February 16, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Scion of the musically prolific Wainwright family, Rufus has revealed himself to be perhaps the most musically diverse of them all. His eight studio albums include the landmark Want One, his classic Grammy nominated album Rufus Does Judy was […]

Track Premiere: Simon D James “Dearest Lovely World”

February 16, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Brighton based singer-songwriter Simon D James has a global vision, and his debut single Dearest Lovely World was written whilst he was volunteering in the Calais refugee camps. This experience led him to recognise that “regardless of […]

Mavis Staples has UK dates in June & July

February 15, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1

Following on from her latest Jeff Tweedy produced album If All I Was Was Black and then touring with Bob Dylan the legendary Mavis Staples has announced a handful of European dates for 2018, including two nights back-to-back […]

promo photo of Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil

AUK Short Cuts: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil, Kevin Coleman, Bay Station, Mudlarks, Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock, and Ben Walden

September 1, 2026 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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 […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

VanWyck “An Average Woman” (Independent, 2018)

Girl from the North Country, The Noel Coward Theatre, London

Rufus Wainwright UK Summer Tour just announced

Track Premiere: Simon D James “Dearest Lovely World”

Mavis Staples has UK dates in June & July

AUK Short Cuts: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil, Kevin Coleman, Bay Station, Mudlarks, Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock, and Ben Walden

Bronwyn “Rattlin’ Bones”

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

Elizabeth Cook “Great Television”

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