Mark Whitfield

“Sonic Pioneers” 3hattrio announce UK summer dates

June 26, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Utah “desert music” band 3hattrio count Tom Russell, Steve Martin and Martha Scanlan as fans, the former of which has described them as “sonic pioneers”, and they’ve just announced some UK dates for August and September, […]

Review: Black Deer Festival 2019, Eridge Park, Sussex

June 26, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2

Update: Apologies for getting the county wrong originally. That’s Northerners writing reviews on Southern events for you. It’s difficult to be interested in americana in 2019 and not feel in some way political – even with […]

Video: Kris Kristofferson “Loving Her Was Easier”

June 21, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s a wrap from us for the week dear reader. Just think, we could have a prime minister who thinks Jason Isbell is “anodyne” in a month’s time. Anyway, we’re going to be down in […]

Jason Isbell first two albums to be remastered

June 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s first two albums (the self-titled debut and 2011’s ‘Here We Rest’) will be remastered and reissued this autumn. Collaborator and producer Dave Cobb will oversee the updated versions of the […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Low Anthem “To Ohio”

June 19, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

It was about 10 years ago that I first came across Rhode Island’s Low Anthem in a soggy field (well, garden) in Wiltshire when they played one of their famous End of the Road performances, and […]

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

“Sonic Pioneers” 3hattrio announce UK summer dates

Review: Black Deer Festival 2019, Eridge Park, Sussex

Video: Kris Kristofferson “Loving Her Was Easier”

Jason Isbell first two albums to be remastered

Songs for the apocalypse: The Low Anthem “To Ohio”

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