Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Fountains of Wayne “Fire in the Canyon”

April 3, 2020 Mark Whitfield 4

We leave you this week dear reader on a sad note. Those of you who I have banged on about my tastes to over the years will know that Fountains of Wayne are my favourite band […]

Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger dead at 52

April 2, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Fountains of Wayne haven’t been mentioned on AUK for many years mainly because of their longterm hiatus from recording after recording one of the greatest folk-pop records of all time ‘Sky Full of Holes’ so it’s […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Josh Rouse “Streetlights”

April 2, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2

Back in 2005, Josh Rouse released an album called ‘Nashville’ which along with its predecessor ‘1972’ (great year) many consider to be the greatest musical achievements of his life – laidback almost dreamlike in its production, […]

Video: Barry Jones “The Journey”

March 31, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Barry Jones is one half of Liverpool’s Southbound Attic Band who have become something of a sensation around these parts for a particular song of theirs which involves a sausage. Probably the best song ever to […]

Here’s another track from the next Jason Isbell album

March 30, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

Ahead of the release of his anticipated (and we don’t use that word lightly) new album ‘Reunions’ which is due out 15th May on Thirty Tigers, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit have released another new […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

July 10, 2026 0

Les Thomas sparks memories and hope with this self-produced gem. Les Thomas uses an 1840 painting by J.M.W Turner for the cover of his latest record. The Slave Ship depicts a dramatic seascape as the ship […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Fountains of Wayne “Fire in the Canyon”

Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger dead at 52

Songs for the apocalypse: Josh Rouse “Streetlights”

Video: Barry Jones “The Journey”

Here’s another track from the next Jason Isbell album

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

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