Mark Whitfield

Red Rooster announce their 2021 line-up

April 12, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Following a difficult start to 2021, Red Rooster have announced their line-up for this year’s festival which will take place on 27th-29th August 2021 in the grounds of Euston Hall, Suffolk. And hey it ends before […]

Something for the weekend: Rosanne Cash “The Killing Fields”

April 9, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s us again for this week dear reader. We leave you with a new powerful song from Rosanne Cash in which she tackles the US’s dark history of lynchings, called ‘The Killing Fields.’ “A few years of […]

Isbell and Simpson join cast of new Scorsese movie

April 8, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson have joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming movie ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ according to the website Osage News. The movie, an Apple Original Film, is an adaptation of David […]

Something for the (long) weekend: Fountains of Wayne “Workingman’s Hands”

April 1, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for this week dear reader as we take our Easter break until Tuesday, during which time we’ll be drinking frozen beer in our gardens with loved ones and wishing we were somewhere in the […]

Waxahatchee covers Lucinda Williams, Dolly Parton and Springsteen – Listen

March 31, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Waxahatchee is one of those artists who flew under the radar of our humble site until fairly recently. Her album Saint Cloud, featured in a number of end of year lists for 2020, and over the […]

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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