Mark Whitfield

Jerry Leger announces new single, album reissues – Listen

January 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Canadian songwriter Jerry Leger has released a new single ‘Jumped In The Humber’ which you can listen to below. The single is an outtake from his 2019 album ‘Time Out For Tomorrow’ which we raved about […]

Fruit Bats announce new album “The Pet Parade” – Listen

January 13, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Chicago based folk-rockers release 8th studio album. Eric D. Johnson’s Fruit Bats (who five years ago released one of the greatest songs ever recorded) have announced their return on March 5th with ‘The Pet Parade’, […]

Passenger “Songs for the Drunk and Brokenhearted”

January 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Lucky for some 13th album from Mike Rosenberg is an absorbing and reflective collection of folk stories for the times we live in It’s been three years since Passenger’s last studio album “proper,” an unusual length […]

Steve Earle covers Justin Townes’ “Harlem River Blues” on ‘Kimmel’ – Watch

January 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Earle and his band the Dukes performed a cover of his son Justin Townes Earle’s ‘Harlem River Blues’ last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the recorded version of which appears on the newly released album […]

Something for the weekend: Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “Miracles”

January 8, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

So that’s it from us for one of our shorter weeks thanks to the perils of putting together a new look website over Christmas when everyone else is doing more exciting things (or maybe not this […]

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

October 2, 2026 10

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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