Paul Kerr

Shane Joyce “The Sadness of King Joyce” (Independent, 2018)

April 16, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

The Sadness of King Joyce is the debut solo album from Shane Joyce, front man for Ireland’s Midnight Union Band, a freewheeling bunch of folk rockers who recently whipped up a storm at the Ramblin’ Roots […]

The Lowest Pair + John Alexander, The Fallen Angels Club @ The Admiral Bar, Glasgow, 5th April 2018

April 9, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

It was Greil Marcus who coined the phrase, “old weird America” in his book, Invisible Republic, when discussing Dylan’s touchstone, the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk music, describing the songs therein as, “palavers with a […]

The Lonesome Ace Stringband “When The Sun Comes Up” (Independent, 2018)

April 3, 2018 Paul Kerr 1

There is something life affirming when Americana music is stripped back to the basics and this Canadian trio (Chris Coole – banjo, John Showman – fiddle and Max Heineman- double bass) head to the hills with […]

Matt McGinn + Andy Lucas, Fallen Angels Club/Star Folk Club, The Admiral Bar, Glasgow, 20th March 2018

March 26, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

Ireland’s Matt McGinn is well aware that any appearance of his in Glasgow is bound to cause some confusion, the city being the birthplace of the late songwriter of the same name, famous for having appeared […]

Vissia “Placeholder” (Hurry Hard Records, 2017)

March 26, 2018 Paul Kerr 4

From Alberta Canada, Vissia is singer songwriter Alex Vissia who here offers us nine songs born from experience, “This album is a collection of songs, each holding a place in my experiential past. Like any memory, […]