Mark Whitfield

Amanda Shires: “I’m just going to play music every day”

April 27, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

RS Country has a nice feature up at the moment on Amanda Shires’ fundraising ‘I So Lounging’ shows which have been broadcast live each evening over the last month and which feature her other half Jason […]

Rosanne Cash and John Paul White join forces for “We’re All In This Together”

April 27, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

John Paul White has teamed up with Rosanne Cash for the song ‘We’re All in This Together Now’ the melody for which was originally written by White for a now eerily prophetic set of lyrics which Cash […]

Something for the weekend: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit “Dreamsicle”

April 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Another week done then in this crazy new world of ours dear reader – whatever a week is – and it’s been a good one for AUK at least as we had the most visitors we’ve […]

Buy Heartbreaker Mike Campbell’s new song and help feed America

April 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Mike Campell aka one of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers has released a new song online ‘Lockdown’ – odd title, we’re not sure what it’s about? He’s releasing it to raise money for the charity Feeding America which […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Hugh Masterson “Lost and Found”

April 23, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Some of my songs I’m storing for my time capsule when the end of the world happens (as recent events have proven, it’s never too early to start doing this) hark back to my carefree childhood […]

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Kacey Musgraves Palace Theater, St Paul. 2 Feb 2019

Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

May 1, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

May 1, 2026 0

As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker […]

Artwork for Todd Albright Album "Blues for Dexter Linwood"

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

May 1, 2026 0

Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Amanda Shires: “I’m just going to play music every day”

Rosanne Cash and John Paul White join forces for “We’re All In This Together”

Something for the weekend: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit “Dreamsicle”

Buy Heartbreaker Mike Campbell’s new song and help feed America

Songs for the apocalypse: Hugh Masterson “Lost and Found”

Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michelle Stodart, Water Rats, London – 16th April 2026

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