Mark Whitfield

Springsteen is first artist to have top 5 album over 6 decades in US

November 4, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Letter to You’ hit the charts on both sides of the Atlantic last week, hitting indeed the number one spot here despite being nudged into the number two spot in the Billboard Top 200 […]

Steve Earle to be inducted into Songwriters’ Hall of Fame

November 4, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Earle was announced Monday as a 2020 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame — although his honours and those of everyone else inducted this year will have to wait a while because of […]

The Avett Brothers “This Land is Your Land”

November 2, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We are unusually posting something in the evening so it makes the Mailchimp email for Tuesday – no reason why, ahem. ‘This Land is Your Land’ was of course originally penned by Woody Guthrie in 1940, […]

Something for the weekend: Richmond Fontaine “Don’t Skip Out on Me”

October 30, 2020 Mark Whitfield 3

It’s been a strange old week dear reader, almost biblical with its turn of events, and although here in the People’s Republic of Liverpool we’re long used to misrepresentation from national media, it sadly doesn’t make […]

Calexico announce festive album “Seasonal Shift” – Listen

October 29, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

What a year to release your first Christmas album, even if it’s not actually a Christmas album as such – maybe it’s the best year of all given how much cheering up we all need (and […]

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

October 2, 2026 11

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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