Paul Kerr

Sam Shackleton “Scottish Cowboy Ballads and Early American Folk Songs”

December 5, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

An excellent reclamation of far-scattered folk songs. On his second album, Edinburgh’s Sam Shackleton continues to display his love of and mastery of American folk music while infusing it with an unmistakable Scottish presence. His debut […]

AUK Back Pages No. 20

November 18, 2025 Paul Kerr 2

It’s time (almost) to light the candles on the cake and sing Happy Birthday to Americana UK as we enter our 10th year in 2011. In reality, AUK celebrated this anniversary much later in the year, […]

AUK Shortcuts: We Met In June, The Thumping Tommys, Lost Post, John Jenkins, Jesca Hoop, Good News Now We Can Eat All The Vampires, Jacob Faurholt, Luba Dvorak and The Men From Nowhere

November 13, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

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, […]

More People Really Should Know About: Steve Dawson

November 4, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Most folk reading this will probably be most familiar with Canadian Steve Dawson due to his tenure with the Birds of Chicago as guitarist/steel player on several of their tours over here in the UK. Dawson […]

Neal Casal “No One Above You (The Early Years 1991-1998)”

October 24, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

A bit of a treasure trove from Neal Casal’s formative years. In the wake of Neal Casal’s untimely and tragic death, the Neal Casal Music Foundation, a non-profit organisation which provides musical instruments and lessons to […]