Mark Underwood

Interview: Joe Harvey-Whyte on Heartworn Highways, A Live Tribute

June 17, 2019 Mark Underwood 1

Joe Harvey-Whyte is a highly regarded, London-based multi-instrumentalist renowned for his proficiency on the pedal steel, lap steel, dobro and guitar. He’s also responsible for putting on some of the best Americana and roots-based shows in […]

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke of The Static Roots Festival

June 14, 2019 Mark Underwood 2

At AUK we’ve mentioned before a couple of the newer and smaller festivals which have been popping up in recent years. Dietmar Leibecke from Germany, a towering figure on the European Americana circuit (in all senses […]

Jason and The Scorchers in triple threat with Dan Baird and The Kentucky Headhunters

June 14, 2019 Mark Underwood 1

An impressive trio of southern rock and alt-country music stars are joining forces for a tour in September with eight dates across the UK. Having never previously played on a bill together, Jason and the Scorchers, […]

Amythyst Kiah set for UK summer dates

June 13, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

A name that’s likely to be relatively new to readers of Americana UK is Amythyst Kiah, who has recently collaborated as part of a feted supergroup of four banjo players under the moniker, Our Native Daughters.

Jesse Dayton, Sebright Arms, London, 7th June, 2019

June 13, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

With reports that around only 30 folk had attended his Manchester show two days earlier, there was some concern that the numbers for this Jesse Dayton performance in the East End of London would also prove […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

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