Mark Whitfield

AMA 2021 Honors & Awards nominees announced

May 27, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Americana Music Association’s annual Americana Honors & Awards is returning for its 20th year on September 22nd at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and the nominees for the award categories were announced yesterday by Keb’ Mo’ and […]

The Wallflowers “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in it No More” – Listen

May 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Wallflowers are returning with their new album ‘Exit Wounds’ on July 9th which will land here via New West Records. The 10-song set is their first album in nearly a decade and features the acclaimed […]

Something for the weekend: Joshua Ray Walker “Hello”

May 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader – so much good music out today including the new album by Lord Huron which we’ll be reviewing here on AUK any day now, at least when they […]

David Crosby announces new album “For Free” – Listen to the first single

May 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

David Crosby has announced the release of new album ‘For Free’, due out July 23rd 2021 via BMG, and arriving just a month before his 80th birthday. It finds the folk-rock legend “continuing to tap into […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Billy Bragg “The Lonesome Death of Rachel Corrie”

May 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 3

The Israel-Palestine issue is often presented as something complex, and undoubtedly there are complexities to it, but presenting it as almost unsolvably complex conveniently makes people think there’s nothing they can do about it and so […]

Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 9

We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0

Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]

artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

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