Mark Whitfield

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Mary Gauthier live

August 1, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Tift Merritt, Josh Ritter, Tyler Childers, Bright Eyes and […]

Preview: Chorley Americana Festival takes place next month

July 30, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s always nice to support some of the smaller up and coming festivals celebrating homegrown americana – just like beers, micro is sometimes better! – and so following on from the success of the first of […]

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “Creature from the Wild”

July 25, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the upcoming next album from Fruit Bats. In ‘Creature From The Wild’ singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson muses […]

Video: The Attention Seekers “The Third Day of Spring”

July 23, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Newcastle’s Attention Seekers are back with a new song, which frontman Alan Fish wrote following his eldest daughter getting married in May. As he told us, “It was never my intention to write a ‘wedding – […]

Something for the weekend: Neal Casal “Someone Else’s Shoes”

July 18, 2025 Mark Whitfield 2

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with the second single to be released from the forthcoming Neal Casal archival album “No One Above You (The Early Years 1991–1998)”. […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 3

An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0

Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]

Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0

The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]

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