Mark Whitfield

Songs for the apocalypse: The Lemonheads “Outdoor Type”

April 10, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

I grew up liking bands that everyone else thought were shit, so it was a welcome relief when the 90s came along and guitar-based music had something of a renaissance. Boston’s Lemonheads were always described as […]

Neil Young to record new album with Crazy Horse

April 10, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

News from Rolling Stone this morning that Neil Young has announced that he’ll be recording a new studio album with Crazy Horse “in the near future” which will be their first new album since 2012’s ‘Psychedelic […]

The Devil Makes Three head to UK with Dropkick Murphys

April 8, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Americana triumvirate (there’s a good word) The Devil Makes Three — featuring Pete Bernhard, Lucia Turino, and Cooper McBean – have announced their 2019 Spring European, which kicks off for a three night residency at Vicar […]

Track premiere: Danni Nicholls “Hear Your Voice”

April 8, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We’ve got a nice first listen for a Monday morning today. Written and recorded in Nashville by Danni Nicholls and songwriter Kyshona Armstrong, ‘Hear Your Voice’ from new album ‘The Melted Morning’ is an anthemic empowerment […]

Courtney Marie Andrews plays NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

April 5, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this weekend dear reader in much the same way as we left you last weekend – that’s right, it’s Courtney Marie Andrews Friday on AUK, and this week we bring you one of […]

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

Songs for the apocalypse: The Lemonheads “Outdoor Type”

Neil Young to record new album with Crazy Horse

The Devil Makes Three head to UK with Dropkick Murphys

Track premiere: Danni Nicholls “Hear Your Voice”

Courtney Marie Andrews plays NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

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