Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “Mid-Century Modern”

September 19, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we thought we’d leave you this week with a track from the great Billy Bragg who is tomorrow (Saturday 20th September) hosting Days Like These, […]

Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Wild Ways”

September 12, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. The always excellent Josh Ritter’s new album “I Believe in You, My Honeydew” is out today on Thirty Tigers and he’s released a new song from […]

Michael Weston King “La Bamba in the Rain” – grief in an era of hyper-nationalism

September 10, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Those of you who have frequented these parts for some time will know that Michael Weston King has been part of our americana community on this site right from the start (he played our very first […]

Something for the weekend: CMAT “When a Good Man Cries”

September 5, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re a supporter your playlist will be in your email box at 5pm as usual but in the meantime we leave you this week with […]

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 […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “Mid-Century Modern”

Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Wild Ways”

Michael Weston King “La Bamba in the Rain” – grief in an era of hyper-nationalism

Something for the weekend: CMAT “When a Good Man Cries”

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

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”