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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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Garrett Bradford “She Loves Horses” – but not me

April 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
The first single from the upcoming release from ‘Honkiest of Tonkers – Part II‘, the follow up to the EP ‘Honkiest of Tonkers – Part II‘, you know, another one of these and Garret Bradford might […]
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Live Review: The Delines + Peter Bruntnell, Union Chapel, London – 3rd April 2025

April 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2
With a new album in the form of ‘Mr Luck & Ms Doom‘ The Delines returned to what has become their London home, the spacious Union Chapel which provides a guarantee of good sightlines and, naturally, […]
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Ray Cardwell “Missouri Breeze” – blowin’ me home…

April 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters mentioned that he’s  ” produced several solo projects as well as some really fun bluegrass records, but I’ve always wanted to work with a vocalist of Ray’s caliber.”  The Ray […]
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Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill “Is Anybody Here” – tap once for yes…

April 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
It seems likely that this is the last single that will precede the debut album by Vicki “Bangles” Peterson and John “The Cowsills” Cowsill since ‘Long After The Fire‘ is released on CD and digital formats […]
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Kassi Valazza “Shadow of Lately” – why is life so bittersweet?

April 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s a sombre tone to the latest single from Kassi Valazza’s new album ‘From Newman Street’ which is due out May 2nd via Fluff & Gravy Records, and via our friends over at Loose in UK/Europe, […]

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Dan Pye “Room 7, on the 7th”

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

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Album Reviews

Dan Pye “Room 7, on the 7th”

August 18, 2026 0
An impressive modern folk debut where creativity shines through. London-based Dan Pye is a creative individual. Alongside Room 7, on the 7th, his debut album, he has produced films, zines, handmade copper etchings, a diptych and […]
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Features

More People Really Should Know About: Eric Hagen

August 18, 2026 0
In his excellent review of the album Revival, published in these hallowed pages upon its release in 2023, my esteemed colleague Michael Macy compared the songs of Eric Hagen to those of the great American realist […]
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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 […]

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  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy releases live album “Ghosts of American Psychonauts” in September
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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 […]
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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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