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AUK’s Back Pages
Welcome to AUK’s back pages, or backtracks to be more precise, as this column is going to revisit the monthly CDs which were sent out to Friends Of Americana UK in return for financially supporting the […]
Articles by Paul Kerr
Album Reviews
Edward Abbiati “To The Light”
Anglo Italian roots rocker packs some muscle on his second solo album An Englishman, long ensconced in Italy, Edward Abbiati is best known as the front man for Lowlands, an Italian band who raised the flag […]
Album Reviews
Malcolm MacWatt “Dark Harvest”
A bold, dark and deeply moving modern folk album. Having set a high bar with his previous release, ‘Settler’, Scotland’s Malcolm MacWatt manages to surpass it on ‘Dark Harvest’, an album of sombre acoustic folk songs […]
Columns
AUK Shortcuts January 2024: Doug Schmude, Cary Morin, Lars Nagel, Sturt Avenue, Dusty Wright, Puppets For Poets, Grey DeLisle, Thanks Light, Light Coloured Coat, The Lovely Basement, Rain Town Seers, Daniel Young, John Louis and Blair Borax
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]
Features
The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Paul Kerr
As has been mentioned many times before in this feature, there’s a conundrum at the heart of it. First off, what on earth is americana? Well, for this piece, it’s whatever I decide fits the bill. […]