Paul Campbell

Araluen “And There It Is”

January 25, 2021 Paul Campbell 0

Well crafted country-soul songs with a hint of other paths Araluen’s “And There It Is” is the vehicle for Paul Lush’s collection of songs. Lush contributes guitar to Danny and the Champions and has recruited Steve […]

Mules and Men “Roscommon County Line” (Independent, 2020)

November 30, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

Mules and Men are a four-piece band from Dublin who advertise themselves as playing progressive bluegrass. Unfortunately, this does not mean concept albums about tortured medieval wizards performed by cape clad musicians on ice. This reviewer […]

Stony Point Rd “Beautiful Losers” (Independent, 2020)

November 3, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

Stony Point Rd’s ‘Beautiful Losers’ is a collection of songs originally written in the late 90s and early 2000s by Ola Goransson. The songs are focused on characters living their lives in a small American town […]

William Elliot Whitmore “I’m With You” (Bloodshot Records, 2020)

October 12, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

William Elliott Whitmore’s ‘I’m With You’ is his first release of original material since 2015’s “Radium Death (ANTI-)”, and features energetic banjo playing, stomping bass drum sounds and some neat fiddle playing. The most representative song […]

Old Sea Brigade & Luke Sital-Singh “All The Ways You Sing In The Dark” (Nettwerk Records, 2020)

September 25, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

‘All the Ways You Sing In The Dark’ lasts thirteen minutes and leaves you longing for more. The four songs on the EP come from a collaboration between Sital-Singh and Ben Cramer last summer and retain […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

Articles by Paul Campbell

Araluen “And There It Is”

Mules and Men “Roscommon County Line” (Independent, 2020)

Stony Point Rd “Beautiful Losers” (Independent, 2020)

William Elliot Whitmore “I’m With You” (Bloodshot Records, 2020)

Old Sea Brigade & Luke Sital-Singh “All The Ways You Sing In The Dark” (Nettwerk Records, 2020)

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson