Paul Kerr

AUK Shortcuts July 2023 : Bells Larsen, Payson Lyon, Alex Seel, Todd Deatherage, David C. Warren, Abi Moore, Errant Thieves and The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio

July 31, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional 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 […]

Matthews Southern Comfort “The Woodstock Album”

July 27, 2023 Paul Kerr 2

A nostalgic blast from Iain Matthews who sings 15 songs of peace, love and understanding which were performed at Woodstock. It’s fitting that Iain Matthews’ latest version of Matthews Southern Comfort revisits the legendary Woodstock Festival […]

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Ride Into The Light”

July 26, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Southern rock’n’roll but missing the groove. With southern rock music making major inroads recently (see Jason Isbell, The Allman Betts Band and, a bit of an outlier, Lucas Nelson), Robert Jon, from California, along with his […]

Interview: Barbara Manning returns to the live music scene

July 21, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

A much missed “cult” artist, Barbara Manning has announced her first live tour of the UK in almost three decades. When the news broke that Barbara Manning was to tour in the UK for the first […]

Live Review: Carter Sampson + Amelia White, @ Sounds In The Suburbs, Glad Café, Glasgow – 8th July 2023

July 18, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

While the kids were getting on down at TRNSMT a couple of miles down the road, the sensible folk headed to Glasgow’s south side Glad Café for an engaging night of music from Oklahoma and East […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

September 24, 2026 0

Here is the latest single from Italian singer-songwriter, one-woman band, and writer Elli de Mon. Timeless and cinematic, Strange Fruit is deeply haunting and beautifully unsettling. The focus is entirely on de Mon’s impressive, resonant voice, […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Interviews

Interview: Ivy S. Sheppard on Yazoo Records’ release of John and Frances Reedy’s country gospel

August 17, 2022 0

Ralph Stanley learnt his version of ‘Oh Death’ from John and Frances Reedy. For anybody interested in old-time music, early blues, country, and jazz Yazoo records has a very special place in their hearts. The label […]

Album Reviews

The Clement Brothers “Dandelion Breeze”

September 4, 2023 0

Pitch perfect sibling harmonies and gossamer sounds. It’s well reckoned that sibling voices are the ultimate in harmony duos, The Everlys being the perfect example. Here to test that presumption is the pair of identical twins […]

Videos

Video: Josh Rouse “Miracle”

August 20, 2021 0

It’s retro Friday once again and, this week, we bring you the classic song ‘Miracle’ by Josh Rouse. This song first appeared on the 2002 album ‘Under Cold Blue Stars’ but many will remember it from […]

Articles by Paul Kerr

AUK Shortcuts July 2023 : Bells Larsen, Payson Lyon, Alex Seel, Todd Deatherage, David C. Warren, Abi Moore, Errant Thieves and The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio

Matthews Southern Comfort “The Woodstock Album”

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Ride Into The Light”

Interview: Barbara Manning returns to the live music scene

Live Review: Carter Sampson + Amelia White, @ Sounds In The Suburbs, Glad Café, Glasgow – 8th July 2023

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”