Mark Whitfield

The Avett Brothers perform live on Jimmy Kimmel – Watch

August 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

North Carolina’s Avett Brothers have performed the songs ‘High Steppin’’ and ‘Trouble Letting Go’ from their forthcoming new album ‘Closer Than Together’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The band have also debuted the artwork for the record […]

First Aid Kit pay tribute to David Berman with two songs

August 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Sweden’s First Aid Kit have paid a terrific tribute to Silver Jews frontman David Berman who died earlier this month with two new recordings: one is a cover of the Silver Jews classic ‘Random Rules’ from […]

Jason Isbell re-releases two classic albums

August 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We’ve got some more details on the reissue two of Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit’s earliest albums – 2009’s self-titled ‘Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit’ and 2011’s ‘Here We Rest’ – both remixed and […]

Pick of the Political Pops: The Pogues “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”

August 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

‘And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971 which has since become a standard in Australian folk circles (William Crighton did an amazing version of it […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Sadies “Northumberland West”

August 21, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

There was a time when Toronto quarter The Sadies used to tour the UK as regular as clockwork, which made them one of those bands you could see in venues that weren’t several train rides away, […]

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

The Avett Brothers perform live on Jimmy Kimmel – Watch

First Aid Kit pay tribute to David Berman with two songs

Jason Isbell re-releases two classic albums

Pick of the Political Pops: The Pogues “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”

Songs for the apocalypse: The Sadies “Northumberland West”

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