Paul Kerr

The Deslondes “Roll It Out”

September 23, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

This grand New Orleans collective returns to the fray with an infectious dollop of soulful funky and slippery grooves. The Deslondes roll back into town with another excellent dollop of slippery grooves on their 4th album […]

More People Should Really Know About: Cindy Lee Berryhill

September 17, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

If folk know the name Cindy Lee Berryhill it’s most probably due to her role in the 1980s’ Anti Folk movement in New York’s Lower East Side. It’s rumoured that it was Berryhill who coined the […]

AUK Shortcuts: Cold Hands, Nick Gamer, Michael Reynolds, Atomic Junction, Donal Hinely and Buko Shane

September 9, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

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 […]

AUK Back Pages No.7

August 29, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

We round off 2006, incidentally the fifth year of AUK, an anniversary we forgot to mention in Back Pages No. 5 which looked back at the first four months of 2006 although it was noted in […]

The Hanseroth Twins “Vera”

August 23, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Sibling harmonies and bitter-sweet songs make for a fine debut from Brandi Carlile’s bandmates. It’s fair to say that only the initiated will immediately recognise the names of Phil and Tim Hanseroth despite a handsome career […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Dean Owens “Sally’s Song (I Dreamed Of Michael Marra)”

July 27, 2026 0

Dean Owens is, of course, no stranger to these pages. With twelve albums and numerous AUK awards behind him, a search on this site will provide pages of reviews, interviews and videos. Typing the name Michael […]

Mick Flannery “The House Must Win”

July 27, 2026 0

A labour of love, twenty years in the making from renowned Irish singer-songwriter. It is more than twenty years since Mick Flannery released his debut album Evening Train, but the tale it told of (as he puts […]

Robert Plant to receive Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award

July 27, 2026 0

The Americana Music Association has announced that singer, songwriter and musical trailblazer Robert Plant will receive the Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the 25th Annual Americana Honours & Awards, taking place on 16th September 2026, at […]

Articles by Paul Kerr

The Deslondes “Roll It Out”

More People Should Really Know About: Cindy Lee Berryhill

AUK Shortcuts: Cold Hands, Nick Gamer, Michael Reynolds, Atomic Junction, Donal Hinely and Buko Shane

AUK Back Pages No.7

The Hanseroth Twins “Vera”

For The Sake Of The Song: Dean Owens “Sally’s Song (I Dreamed Of Michael Marra)”

Mick Flannery “The House Must Win”

Robert Plant to receive Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Tucker Zimmerman “Dream Me A Dream”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 241 “Back in the swim”