Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

March 23, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]

Andy Hedges “Eight Bucks & Change” – counting up a life’s achievements

March 20, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Andy Hedges’ latest album The Westerner is a collection of songs that straddle strands of the cowboy life and experience – whether that be on songs that are old enough now to be called traditional, and […]

Live Review: Charm Of Finches, Stables 2, Wavendon – 28th February 2026

March 19, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

The regular agenda in the side-room music space Stables 2 is that the named act will appear alone, and do two sets of around 45 minutes each. The arrangement of the room is a measure of […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – March 2026

March 19, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s another half a dozen or so new folk tracks for your delectation and delight. Quite a varied crop, with a couple looking to future directions for folk, a couple of Irish-inspired productions and a couple […]

NOCONA “How Do You Feel?” – pretty good, mostly, slight ache just there, but mustn’t grumble

March 18, 2026 Jonathan Aird 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 […]