Mark Whitfield

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see John Smith live

September 5, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Fruit Bats, Robbie Fulks, Margo Price, MJ Lenderman and […]

Got talent? Welcome to The Twang Factor Season 4

September 1, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Resuming a very successful series, The Twang Factor is back to find the best new and emerging americana acts. Get amped up! With the competition hotter than ever, AUK is accepting entries for the 4th season […]

Something for the weekend: Bright Eyes feat. Hurray for the Riff Raff “Dyslexic Palindrome”

August 29, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – I am having a rare venture down to London to see Sam Russo tonight although I’m so tired I fully expect to fall asleep in […]

Something for the long weekend: Neal Casal “Running Wild”

August 22, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – it’s been another week of trekking around the country for me and my little clan, this time to the chilly climes of Cambridgeshire where the […]

From the AUK Archive – Interview: Aimee Mann

August 19, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

If Stewart Lee is the comedian’s comedian, then Aimee Mann is the songwriter’s songwriter. The Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning singer is a hugely observant student of human behaviour, drawing not just on her own experiences to form the […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Despite being an evangelical atheist I'm quite looking ...
By Paul Villers , 3 minutes ago
J'accuse
Oh just do one will you? Please? With patien...
By Paul Villers , 45 minutes ago
RE: Versions!
This time around: songs featuring traffic noise. What? ...
By Paul Villers , 1 hour ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Waylon Jennings - Dreaming My Dreams
By Joe Nathan , 19 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Esther Rose - Want
By Joe Nathan , 21 hours ago
RE: Joe Ely Has Died
@durks Thanks, Durks. I will definitely keep an eye out...
By Martin Johnson , 21 hours ago
Dale Watson's 'Crazy Again' film
Has anybody here ever see the film made by Zalman King ...
By durks , 21 hours ago
RE: Joe Ely Has Died
As a PS: I notice that a documentary is being made abou...
By durks , 22 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Donna the Buffalo - Life’s a Ride
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

April 1, 2026 1

Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]

Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0

Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]

Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

April 1, 2026 0

A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

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