Paul Kerr

Sundial “1968 – The Birth Of Americana?” (Independent, 2018)

December 19, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

Coming in just under the wire for a golden jubilee celebration of all things good and great in 1968, Australian band Sundial have a grand conceit contained within this album. They contend 1968 was the year […]

Rodney Crowell “Christmas Everywhere” (New West, 2018)

December 14, 2018 Paul Kerr 1

At last, a grown up Christmas album which acknowledges the conflicting demands of the season, how to weather the commercial blitzkrieg, keep the kids happy and keep oneself sane. Rodney Crowell’s Christmas album has been some […]

Sarah MacDougall “All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything” (Label In Between, 2018)

November 30, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

A Canadian of Swedish heritage, Sarah MacDougall is often summed up as capturing a sense of the icy wastes of both countries in her music. She’s certainly been garlanded for her work, nominated for several awards […]

Dan Stuart + Tom Heyman, The Fallen Angels Club @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, Sunday 25th November 2018

November 29, 2018 Paul Kerr 1

It was gratifying to see a good-sized crowd gather tonight in the Stygian gloom of The Hug & Pint, a place our headliner liked to an SF dive joint from the seventies, “Probably called something like […]

Karine Polwart “Laws of Motion” (Hudson Records, 2018)

November 9, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

A cornerstone of the Scottish folk scene, six times winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards along with a host of other accolades, Karine Polwart goes from strength to strength with this magnificent album which […]