Mark Underwood

David Ramirez, St Pancras Old Church, London, 12th January 2018

January 23, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

“I may as well get in his good graces before I start getting blasphemous”, says David Ramirez as he pauses to reflect on the intimate surroundings of St Pancras Old Church towards the beginning of his […]

Interview: Broken Witt Rebels

January 11, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

The Broken Witt Rebels have just completed a headline tour and widespread success seems to be knocking on their doors following the release of their debut album. They’ve given up their days jobs in order to seek […]

Interview: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

January 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

“Yoooooooo!!! Yoooooooo!!!” I hear screamed. I don’t know where it came from, or from whom. To be honest I’m a little afraid to ask. Tyler’s in the room. Tyler’s out the room. I don’t know what’s going […]

Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Dingwall’s, London, 5th December 2017

December 14, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

A random conversation with a total stranger at this summer’s Ramblin’ Man Fair, who insisted I head directly to the Blues tent to see an amazing guitar slinger from Nashville, is what brought me to this […]

Broken Witt Rebels, Boston Music Room, London, 29 November 2017

December 13, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

The Broken Witt Rebels brought their unique blend of heavy blues, high energy rock, southern soul and Americana to north London last Tuesday, during a tour for their debut album which they’ve just released.

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

David Ramirez, St Pancras Old Church, London, 12th January 2018

Interview: Broken Witt Rebels

Interview: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Dingwall’s, London, 5th December 2017

Broken Witt Rebels, Boston Music Room, London, 29 November 2017

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”