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Live Reviews

Paul Cauthen + Fenella + Julen Santamaria, Broadcast, Glasgow, 17th June 2019

June 19, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Last time Texan Paul Cauthen was around these parts he was riding solo but this first date of a short UK tour found him with a posse of armed and dangerous Dallas cowboys well able to […]

Album Reviews

Dinah Brand “Thank You Driver” (Transduction Records, 2019)

June 18, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

A four-piece band from Dublin, Dinah Brand prove to be quite a seductive listen on this, their third album. There’s a dreamlike quality to much of the album, the songs almost translucent as they float from […]

Album Reviews

Mekons “Deserted” (Glitterbeat Records, 2019)

June 10, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Forty years down the line, the Mekons remain one of the most credible bands to have emerged from Punk who are still drawing breath. One of the first outfits to recognise that authentic roots music could […]

Album Reviews

The Mountain Goats “In League With Dragons” (Merge Records, 2019)

June 3, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Do folk still make rock operas in the 21st century? Seems like it as The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle says that ‘In League With Dragons’ was originally supposed to be a series of songs about a […]

Interviews

Interview: Jesse Dayton revives the mix tape

May 31, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Up until a couple of years ago, Jesse Dayton wasn’t a name on many folks’ lips despite a CV which is somewhat staggering. In addition to having released 11 solo albums he’s played guitar, live and […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

Behind the Songs

Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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After a number of false starts, AUK finally managed to sit down for a chat with popular culture polymath (broadcaster, folk-pop/alt-country/electronic musician, author, comedic raconteur, dog whisperer) and all-round good-egg Mark Radcliffe. It might be a […]

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A Night To Remember: Lucinda Williams, Barbican, London – July 27th, 2019

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I have to confess to being something of a live music junkie, shows I’ve seen running well into the thousands, and with the passage of time details of some of even the best start to become […]

Album Reviews

Tim Easton “Find Your Way”

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Tender reflections and stories from the itinerant troubadour. Over three decades Tim Easton’s travels have taken him busking around Europe and relentless tours across North America. He has recorded with Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Mike Campbell and […]

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