Paul Kerr

Bonnie “Prince” Billy “The Purple Bird”

January 29, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Will Oldham goes all Nashville on us but maintains his outsider status with style. We’ve precious few mavericks left alive these days but Will Oldham certainly fits the bill with his lengthy and much varied discography […]

AUK Back Pages No. 11

January 10, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Well, Happy New Year to all here in 2025 as we delve into the then new year of 2008 with our latest peek into the AUK archives. As ever there’s a new cover design for the […]

John Hammond “You’re Doin’ Fine, Blues At The Boarding House June 2 & 3, 1973″

January 6, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

“You’re Doin’ Fine” is the latest release from the Owsley Stanley Foundation, named for the famed sound man and chemical wizard (also known as Bear) who, aside from his mass production of LSD, developed the […]

Jerron Paxton “Things Done Changed”

December 13, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

A brilliant update of rural blues and ragtime, earthy and authentic and, at times, spellbinding. While AUK traditionally shies away from the modern blues idiom we are honour bound to recognise the role that traditional blues […]

AUK Shortcuts: Tyler-James Kelly, Eric Lindquist, The Hearts, PJ Orr, Jack Nolan, She’s In The Trees, Dustin Lowman & Simon Joyner

December 13, 2024 Paul Kerr 2

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 […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Waylon Jennings - Dreaming My Dreams
By Joe Nathan , 16 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Esther Rose - Want
By Joe Nathan , 18 hours ago
RE: Joe Ely Has Died
@durks Thanks, Durks. I will definitely keep an eye out...
By Martin Johnson , 19 hours ago
Dale Watson's 'Crazy Again' film
Has anybody here ever see the film made by Zalman King ...
By durks , 19 hours ago
RE: Joe Ely Has Died
As a PS: I notice that a documentary is being made abou...
By durks , 19 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Donna the Buffalo - Life’s a Ride
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
Americana 25 Festival
Yeah. Great line up. Can’t wait.
By Graeme Tait , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Tinariwen - Hoggar
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just started It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways,...
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

April 1, 2026 0

Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]

Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0

Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]

Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

April 1, 2026 0

A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

Articles by Paul Kerr

Bonnie “Prince” Billy “The Purple Bird”

AUK Back Pages No. 11

John Hammond “You’re Doin’ Fine, Blues At The Boarding House June 2 & 3, 1973″

Jerron Paxton “Things Done Changed”

AUK Shortcuts: Tyler-James Kelly, Eric Lindquist, The Hearts, PJ Orr, Jack Nolan, She’s In The Trees, Dustin Lowman & Simon Joyner

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

Maximiano “Rokeby”

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour