Mark Underwood

Blitzen Trapper going wild and reckless in UK this week

April 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

As part of a lengthy European tour covering Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Blitzen Trapper hit our shores for 3 brief dates this week. It’s hard to credit that it’s been 10 years since […]

Dean Owens, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, 3rd April 2018

April 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Originally launched at the Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow back in February, Dean Owens’ new album, ‘Southern Wind’ has been described as “blowing up a storm” ever since. Unlike the launch night at Celtic Connections […]

The Wandering Hearts “Wild Silence” (Decca, 2018)

April 4, 2018 Mark Underwood 1

Reviewing an album which has already spent three weeks at number 1 in the UK country charts feels a bit like being the last person to get to a party that’s already been underway for some […]

Bennett Wilson Poole, Betsey Trotwood, London, 22nd March 2018

March 28, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Much has been written about “the power of three.” Apparently it’s something to do with the evolution of the brain and how much easier it is for humans to grasp the concept of ‘threes.’ This notion […]

Dale Watson, The 100 Club, London, 16th March 2018

March 21, 2018 Mark Underwood 2

Shortly after 8.30pm, a passing punter in the 100 Club said to another fellow gig goer, “I thought that was Billy Idol for a moment.” It’s actually a reference to the gravity defying pompadour sitting atop […]

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

August 10, 2026 0

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 […]

Articles by Mark Underwood

Blitzen Trapper going wild and reckless in UK this week

Dean Owens, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, 3rd April 2018

The Wandering Hearts “Wild Silence” (Decca, 2018)

Bennett Wilson Poole, Betsey Trotwood, London, 22nd March 2018

Dale Watson, The 100 Club, London, 16th March 2018

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

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”