Mark Whitfield

Wade Bowen announces new vinyl, UK dates

July 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

US singer-songwriter Wade Bowen, whose most recent album ‘Solid Ground’ was met with some rather nice reviews on its original release in 2018 has announced a special vinyl version complete with a new bonus track ‘Yours […]

Buddy Miller’s Crib: Studio Tour – Watch

June 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this weekend dear reader with a nice little clip of Buddy Miller showing Aaron Lee Tasjan around his fairly amazing studio. Kind of like a musical grotto. Earlier this week, Buddy and Julie […]

Rachel Harrington arrives in UK next week for dates

June 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Pacific Northwest-based Americana singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington arrives in the UK next week for a full tour, including appearances at the Maverick Festival, SummerTyne Americana and Beer and Bluegrass, with further dates to follow in the Netherlands […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Aimee Mann “Going Through the Motions”

June 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

I first saw Aimee Mann back in the early 90s twice in Liverpool – once at the Royal Court supporting someone I now can’t remember and once at a jazz club on Hope Street whose name […]

Nathan Bell announces new album, UK dates

June 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Tennessee big-hitter Nathan Bell has just completed his latest record after embarking on the project in California with Brian Brinkerhoff (Malcolm Holcombe, Guitar Shorty, etc) and Frank Swart (producer of the Pixies and bassist for Patty […]

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

Wade Bowen announces new vinyl, UK dates

Buddy Miller’s Crib: Studio Tour – Watch

Rachel Harrington arrives in UK next week for dates

Songs for the apocalypse: Aimee Mann “Going Through the Motions”

Nathan Bell announces new album, UK dates

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