Paul Kerr

Steve Earle & The Dukes “Ghosts Of West Virginia” (New West Records, 2020)

May 21, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

There’s nothing like a cause to get Steve Earle all fired up so when he was approached to write a set of songs for a theatre production about 29 miners killed in a coal dust explosion […]

Jake Blount “Spider Tales” (Free Dirt Records, 2020)

May 12, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

Taking his cue from the likes of The Carolina Chocolate Drops and subsequent forays by Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens and Songs Of Our Native Daughters, banjo and fiddle player Jake Blount peers into the past when […]

Brian Fallon “Local Honey” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

May 7, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

On his third solo outing, Brian Fallon, by now well away from the New Jersey garage band sound of Gaslight Anthem, moves further into the realm of introspective singer song writing. ‘Local Honey’ is a short […]

Zach Aaron “Fill Dirt Wanted” (Independent, 2020)

April 29, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

From the delicious black humour on the album sleeve to the 12 songs of down home rambles contained within, ‘Fill Dirt Wanted’, the third album from Texan Zach Aaron, is a delight from start to finish. […]

Support Your Local Venue: The Railway Inn, Winchester

April 28, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

We’re only two items into our occasional series on those local venues which are the heart and soul of our music and of course, this damned virus has now shut them all down. It’s a blow […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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. […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Turn Turn Turn “Cold Hard Truth”

May 21, 2020 0

Gorgeous harmonies and beautiful finger-picking are features of this video premiere from Turn Turn Turn. The band consists of Adam Levy from alt-rock band The Honeydogs, singer-songwriter Savannah Smith, and Barb Brynstad on bass and singing. […]

Videos

Video Premiere: David James Allen “Another Day Older”

April 6, 2023 1

Here’s the latest release from Toronto’s David James Allen. There are gorgeous layers and textures that give ‘Another Day Older’ captivating depth, especially the string arrangement from Jillian Sauerteig. Over the rich and rhythmic instrumentation, Allen’s […]

Tracks

Stephen Simmons “Grandpa’s Jacket” – welcome to the show

October 31, 2025 1

There is an unnamed, but well stocked, subgenre of music in general which reflects on the toll that the troubadour life takes, and ‘Grandpa’s Jacket‘ by Stephen Simmons is well within that subgenre. There’s a weariness […]

Articles by Paul Kerr

Steve Earle & The Dukes “Ghosts Of West Virginia” (New West Records, 2020)

Jake Blount “Spider Tales” (Free Dirt Records, 2020)

Brian Fallon “Local Honey” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

Zach Aaron “Fill Dirt Wanted” (Independent, 2020)

Support Your Local Venue: The Railway Inn, Winchester

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”