Mark Whitfield

Pharis & Jason Romero announce new album, due June

March 20, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Pharis and Jason Romero have announced the release of a new album ‘Bet On Love’ which is described as “a modern folk ode – to sentimental anchorings and to relationships between place, people and time”. Recorded […]

Nada Surf – Manchester Academy 3, 13th March 2020

March 19, 2020 Mark Whitfield 4

Nada Surf are one of those bands who occupy a distinct corner of americana in the broadest sense – at times they can sound like they’re nothing to do with the genre, their new album having […]

Various americana tours and festivals cancelled or postponed

March 19, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Well this will come as surprising news to precisely no-one but the tour and festival cancellations are coming in thick and fast in the light of restrictions around travel and public gatherings now in place across […]

AUK’s video for the weekend: Nada Surf “Whose Authority”

March 13, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you on this slightly surreal week dear reader with a song by New York’s Nada Surf at perhaps their most Teenage Fanclubby, taken from their 2008 album ‘Lucky’ which you will be if you’ve […]

Another one bites the dust – C2C 2020 postponed

March 13, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We are and remain an americana site but realise that for many of our readers big hat/bro/mo country music is also a thing so it’ll be a disappointment to many that the UK’s biggest country music […]

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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

Pharis & Jason Romero announce new album, due June

Nada Surf – Manchester Academy 3, 13th March 2020

Various americana tours and festivals cancelled or postponed

AUK’s video for the weekend: Nada Surf “Whose Authority”

Another one bites the dust – C2C 2020 postponed

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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