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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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Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2025

April 29, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
As ever, we’re more than well supplied with Track choices (it’s not a problem, and of course, we try and fit in as many as possible), and that goes as much for ones we tag with […]
Tracks

Suzanne Vega “Alley” – or allies?

April 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Continuing our theme from last week of Big Names, and few stand higher than Suzanne Vega (she’s the same height as Bob Dylan, and if 1.69m is good enough for Bob, then it’s good enough for […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: Jack O’Connell, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden “Rocky Road To Dublin”

April 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
What?  Him?  Again?  That’s right, sorry.  But don’t worry, it’s not a permanent annexation of the week’s last posting, and the Editor will return…soon.  Honest. So, what excitement will the weekend bring?  As a music website, […]
I'm With Her
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I’m With Her “Standing On The Fault Line” – is now the time to leave?

April 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Continuing our new theme of Big Names that matter – and this time it’s I’m With Her who are tapping into something of a Crosby-Nash vibe on their new song ‘Standing On The Fault Line‘ which […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue “Casey ‘n’ Bill”

April 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Another single available for a listen –  ‘Casey ‘n’ Bill‘ is taken from the new album “Doing Things Right” by Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue which will be released on April 25th via […]

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Pauline Reese and Willie Nelson “Trail of Tears” – life has not been easy

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Allison de Groot and Rich Ruth collaborative project to be released in October

August 18, 2026 0
Allison de Groot is a clawhammer banjo player from Winnipeg, a Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo recipient and Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year nominee, best known for her duo with fiddler Tatiana […]
Features

Americana Stories – Terena Elizabeth Bell “As We Go Along”

August 18, 2026 0
Our next Americana Story comes from Terena Elizabeth Bell. Her short fiction collection, Tell Me What You See, was named one of the “best books of the century (so far)” by New York Society Library and […]
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy releases live album “Ghosts of American Psychonauts” in September

August 18, 2026 0
And live dates confirmed for September and November too! Bonnie “Prince” Billy, the persona/stage-name of musician Will Oldham, will release a new live album titled Ghosts of American Psychonauts on September 18th. The 8-song set was […]

  • Allison de Groot and Rich Ruth collaborative project to be released in October
  • Americana Stories – Terena Elizabeth Bell “As We Go Along”
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy releases live album “Ghosts of American Psychonauts” in September
  • Riley Downing “Landfill Poetry”
  • Pauline Reese and Willie Nelson “Trail of Tears” – life has not been easy
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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]
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Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 1
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

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Loss and relationship themes in powerfully personal stripped-down arrangements. The liner notes for the new release by Zoe Boekbinder state that it was created entirely by women together with Boekbinder who identifies as non-binary. Consequently, gender-neutral […]
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My brother moved to Hove many years ago. More sedate than its brash next-door cousin, Brighton, he often told me about this independent venue that was walking distance from his flat and whose previous incarnation had […]
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Video Premiere: Darling West “Hey There”

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This is the new single from Norwegian trio Darling West, from their album ‘We’ll Never Know Unless We Try’.  A sweetly delicate acoustic number with great vocals and a West Coast feel, it’s out today with […]

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