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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

Morton Valence “Europa” (Bastard Recordings, 2017)

May 23, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Were it not for the declaration on the album cover that “millions of us…consider ourselves as both citizens of the UK and Europe” Morton Valence’s latest release would represent the subtlest political album you’re ever likely […]
News

Joe Purdy has something to sing about.

May 23, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
It is often said that hard times, or difficult times, bring forth the best music. You know – Woody and the Dust Bowl, the Civil Rights Movement and Dylan, Thatcherism and Bucks Fizz. Or should that […]
News

Slaid Cleaves previews track from new album

May 22, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Over on Rolling Stone Country, much underrated Americana troubadour Slaid Cleaves has been talking about his upcoming new album  Ghost on the Car Radio and previewing the first song from it Drunken Barber’s Hand.   It’s […]
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Courtney Marie Andrews to tour Britain late Summer

May 19, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Courtney Marie Andrews obviously likes the UK, as she’s already spent some time here earlier this year opening for the Handsome Family and she’s decided to bring her brand of country inspired singer-songwriting back again for […]
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Juanita Stein to release solo debut album

May 18, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Juanita Stein, who is already known as the singer-songwriter with Howling Bells, has recorded her debut solo album America, and it is set for release on Nude Records on the 28th of July. The album was […]

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Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

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Cover art for Nick Mitchell Maiato album "Naquera"

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

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

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Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

September 2, 2026 0
Vintage country music at its very best. One of the joys of good music of any genre is its ability to transport you to another time and another place. The new album by Dom Glynn and […]
Cover art for Nick Mitchell Maiato album "Naquera"
Album Reviews

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

September 2, 2026 0
One Eleven Heavy’s Mitchell Maiato delivers a healthy dose of cosmic psychedelia for the 21st century. Four years have passed since we last heard from Nick Mitchell Maiato, at which time One Eleven Heavy, his sometime […]
Tracks

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 […]

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  • Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”
  • Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…
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  • AUK Short Cuts: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil, Kevin Coleman, Bay Station, Mudlarks, Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock, and Ben Walden
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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 […]
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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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Video: Wes Chiller “Buffalo Highway”

February 4, 2021 0
Gently rhythmic and upbeat, ‘Buffalo Highway’ is an uplifting way to begin your day.  As well as an accomplished musician, Wes Chiller is a firefighter and his new EP, ‘Buffalo John & The Rainbow Crew’, was […]
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NOCONA “How Do You Feel?” – pretty good, mostly, slight ache just there, but mustn’t grumble

March 18, 2026 0
Are you, good readers of Americana UK, ready for some music that isn’t Americana?  What?  What?  No, no, calm down, it’s not so bad.  NOCONA, the band from Los Angeles, have spent 12 years denying that […]
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A very happy Christmas to all our readers from all of us here at Americana UK

December 23, 2022 0
Well that’s it for us for this year – we will return on January 3rd hopefully bleary-eyed and hungover. Once again this year we have had the most traffic we’ve ever had for the website, and […]

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