Jonathan Aird

Katherine Priddy “Daybreaker” – winter chill morning

February 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Katherine Priddy’s new single ‘Daybreaker‘ can be safely claimed as literate – it is, after all, her second collaboration with Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate. It is a setting of a winter themed poem, this time […]

Taylor Rae “Maybe I’m The Villain” – One of us must be…

February 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Taylor Rae is preparing to release her second album ‘The Void‘ on April 18th. It sees the Austin based singer-songwriter turn her focus from the road and constant touring – she typically plays 200 shows each […]

Track Premiere: The Seldom Scene “Farewell Angelina”

February 3, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Few are the bands that can continue for 53 years without the occasional change in the line-up and The Seldom Scene have taken that tendency to change to the fullest conclusion – although there are members […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – January 2025

January 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

And so the ever-popular Folk Roundup returns after a short pause to allow for the flood of Winter Festival Themed songs (you remember all of them). And in this return there’s a very modern folk feel […]

Craig Finn “People Of Substance” – good to hang around with

January 31, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Taking a break from his regular day job as frontman of the Hold Steady, Craig Finn is preparing his latest solo album for release on April 4th. On ‘Always Been‘ Finn has been working with Adam […]

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 […]

Cover art for Eric Hgen album "Make Country Sad Again"

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 […]

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 […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Katherine Priddy “Daybreaker” – winter chill morning

Taylor Rae “Maybe I’m The Villain” – One of us must be…

Track Premiere: The Seldom Scene “Farewell Angelina”

Folk Tracks Roundup – January 2025

Craig Finn “People Of Substance” – good to hang around with

Dan Pye “Room 7, on the 7th”

More People Really Should Know About: Eric Hagen

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