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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?
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Van Morrison has new album coming up – and UK tour

July 13, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
There is a hierarchy in the list of poet singer-songwriters  – and few indeed are the singers that can stand at the very peak alongside the recently elected Nobel literature laureate.  Van Morrison is one such. […]
Album Reviews

William Matheny “Strange Constellations” (Misra Records, 2017)

July 12, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s rare to hear a debut album as accomplished as Strange Constellations – but then William Matheny isn’t exactly a completely fresh face on the music scene as he’s had a number of years in the […]
News

Paul Brady to release new album in September.

July 12, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s been seven years since his last studio album, but the itch has finally struck again and Paul Brady will release a new album – Unfinished Business – on September 8th via Proper Records. It’ll be Brady’s […]
Tracks

Ian Felice “In the Kingdom of Dreams” – Listen

July 12, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Following on from yesterday’s news story here’s the chance to hear the first track from Ian Felice’s upcoming solo album, put together with the help of the original Felice Brothers line-up of James Felice on keys, […]
News

Ian Felice to release debut solo album

July 11, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Exciting news arrives from Loose Records that Ian Felice – of, as you may have realised, The Felice Brothers – has recorded a solo album that will released on 25th August.  Entitled In The Kingdom Of […]

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Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…

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Video Premiere: Scott Cook “Steady For You”

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

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Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…

September 2, 2026 0
Jack Barksdale takes a satirical look at the way economics appears to work for the already wealthy, or well-connected. On The Scam Song, he compares the well-known money transfer request scam to the equally well-known situation […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Scott Cook “Steady For You”

September 2, 2026 0
Scott Cook and Pamela Mae’s performance of Steady For You is all about their connection: both the blend of their voices and the looks shared between them as they take joy in creating a song of […]
promo photo of Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil
Album Reviews

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

September 1, 2026 1
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, […]

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  • Video Premiere: Scott Cook “Steady For You”
  • 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
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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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