Paul Kerr

Interview: Dean Owens and Joey Burns on the recording of “Sinner’s Shrine” – The Crystal Frontier meets the Water of Leith

February 11, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

AUK’s 2021 winner of Best UK Act, Scotland’s Dean Owens, and Calexico’s Joey Burns talk of how they bonded in a sun blasted Tucson, cemented their friendship in a wintry Edinburgh, and went on to record […]

Good Morning Bedlam “Lulu”

February 8, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

Third album from a Minneapolis based string band who can’t decide whether they are roots or pop. This Minneapolis-based trio (Isaak Elker vocals, guitar, his wife Tori Elker, bass, vocals, and Sophie Mae violin, vocals) seem […]

Classic Americana Albums: Sparklehorse “Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot”

January 26, 2022 Paul Kerr 2

The weird and wonderful world of Sparklehorse was fully formed from the start. I can’t recall what exactly led me to purchase ‘Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot’ back in 1995. Most likely it was via some article regarding Cracker, a […]

Live Review: Hannah Aldridge + Paul Tasker, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 8th December 2021

December 14, 2021 Paul Kerr 2

While we’re just about getting used to live gigs again, the road to various stages is still littered with Covid related obstacles. Hannah Aldridge did appear tonight, and a hurrah for that, but, as she explained, […]

Catfish Keith “Land Of The Sky”

December 9, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

Fine picking and sliding from a master of old-time blues Catfish Keith is one of those troubadours who seem to continually have a new tour or an album on the go. ‘Land Of The Sky’ is […]