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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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Nicolai Dunger “Love Is A Song” – so sing, sing, sing

June 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Nicolai Dunger has hardly been letting the grass grow under his feet – with a good thirty albums to his name the Swedish “folk-rocker” (it’s in quotes, folks, ‘cos he’s that and so much more) is […]
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Joseph Decosimo “Ida Red” – Appalachian makeover

June 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Sometimes it can be something as simple as a chance remark that leads a person to make some astonishing new music, and that’s the case for Joseph Decosimo on his new album “Fiery Gizzard“.  It was […]
Album Reviews

Folk Roundup – Gavin Fairhall Lever, Filkins Drift, Trip, Danu, Quinie, C. Daniel Boling & Tom Paxton

June 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
This is an epic edition of Folk Roundup, so many great albums, we’re not sure yet who is going to pull themselves to the top of the heap as album of the month. And such variety […]
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Ron Pope “Things Jesus Didn’t Say” – hey, that’s not right

June 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
We’ve written about Ron Pope’s most recent album ‘American Man, American Music’ but this new single is not taken from that release.  It stands alone as a testament to Pope’s antipathy to…TikTok.  That surprised you.  Bet […]
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Jeffrey Martin “Edge Of Lost” – on the losing end

June 23, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Have we ever said anything bad about Portland’s Jeffrey Martin?  Let’s check. Looks like a no.  His songs resonate and hit home hard, even with an easy delivery; his albums, then, are of course, essential purchases, […]

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Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

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We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0
Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]
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Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

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Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

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  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness
  • Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”
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  • Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 97

May 17, 2023 2
As Spring brings new shoots, so opportunities present themselves. If you’re new to this parish, I am retiring from full-time teaching in July and am looking to do lots of the things I really want to […]
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Jared Dustin Griffin “The Perseverance of Sisyphus”

October 8, 2025 1
A record that revolves around change and the arduous process of accepting. Jared Dustin Griffin’s sophomore album – “The Perseverance of Sisyphus” – could be seen as dreary yet formidable. It is a brooding rumination on […]
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Sturgill chats to RS: “It’s the worst being sick on the road”

August 8, 2017 0
Amen to that.  Better sick on the road than in the car though, golden rule of travelling.  Rolling Stone County had a little chat with poor Sturgill on his current US tour supporting Guns and Roses: […]

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