Mark Whitfield

Americana Honors and Awards 2019 – Here are all the winners

September 12, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

AmericanaFest 2019 is taking place in Nashville at the moment – our intrepid reporter Mark Underwood is there if you’ve been following our social media – and last night their annual Honors and Awards ceremony took […]

Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Jackson Browne to tour another refugee benefit concert

September 11, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

During 2019 Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne and Steve Earle embarked on “The Lantern Tour” which raised money for the Women’s Refugee Commission in the US. They’ve now announced some new dates for the rest of 2019 […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Olav Larsen & the Alabama Rodeo Stars “Unhappy/Dreamer”

September 11, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Olav Larsen was raised in the Norwegian town of Sandnes, his father introducing him to his vast collection of blues, including Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Robert Johnson, which led him on musically to the […]

Gene Clark “No Other” to get deluxe reissue from 4AD

September 11, 2019 Mark Whitfield 3

4AD have announced that they will be reissuing Gene Clark’s legendary ‘No Other’ album this coming November. Recorded at the Village Recorder in West Hollywood and produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye, the album was originally released […]

Ruston Kelly covers Dashboard Confessional’s “Screaming Infidelities” – Listen

September 10, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Ruston Kelly could sing a 50-hour version of the phone book (something we had when phones had cords kids) and we’d still love it. On his forthcoming new project ‘Dirt Emo Vol. 1’ available October 11th, […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

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 […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Americana Honors and Awards 2019 – Here are all the winners

Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Jackson Browne to tour another refugee benefit concert

Songs for the apocalypse: Olav Larsen & the Alabama Rodeo Stars “Unhappy/Dreamer”

Gene Clark “No Other” to get deluxe reissue from 4AD

Ruston Kelly covers Dashboard Confessional’s “Screaming Infidelities” – Listen

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

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”

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson