Paul Kerr

AUK Shortcuts February 2023: Novelty Island, Rust Dust, Nolen Sellwood, Steve Stoeckel, D’Arcs Family Jams and Del Shannon…

February 23, 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 […]

Dougie Poole “The Rainbow Wheel Of Death”

February 20, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

This cosmic cowboy is more grounded on his latest release. Brooklyn’s Dougie Poole’s previous albums cast him as a bit of a cosmic cowboy with a twinkle in his eye and a wry sense of humour. […]

Jarrod Dickenson “Big Talk”

February 7, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Jarrod Dickenson returns with a flourish and a bang on this defiant album. Keenly anticipated by many who have been kept in limbo awaiting the follow-up to Jarrod Dickenson’s 2017 ‘Ready The Horses’ album, ‘Big Talk’ […]

Live review: Dean Owens & The Sinners + Kirsten Adamson @Celtic Connections, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 26th January 2023

January 31, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

This sold out show at Oran Mor was essentially two album release shows for the price of one (the subject of a running gag throughout the night) as Dean Owens (winner of our UK Artist Of […]

AUK Shortcuts, January 2023 : Sam Shackleton, Trophy Mules, Henry Luthor, Graham Nicholas …

January 30, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0

“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 0

The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

July 28, 2026 0

When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

Articles by Paul Kerr

AUK Shortcuts February 2023: Novelty Island, Rust Dust, Nolen Sellwood, Steve Stoeckel, D’Arcs Family Jams and Del Shannon…

Dougie Poole “The Rainbow Wheel Of Death”

Jarrod Dickenson “Big Talk”

Live review: Dean Owens & The Sinners + Kirsten Adamson @Celtic Connections, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 26th January 2023

AUK Shortcuts, January 2023 : Sam Shackleton, Trophy Mules, Henry Luthor, Graham Nicholas …

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”

Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates