Mark Whitfield

Son Volt release video for new track “Devil May Care”

February 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Son Volt’s new album is on the way next month and our over-excitement isn’t being helped by the drip drip of material from the record, including now a new video which focuses on the daily grind […]

Red Rooster returns! Full line-up for Suffolk festival is announced

February 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

What we’re learning this week is that there are quite a lot of americana festivals in the UK that feature the letter “R” – yesterday we had the Ramblin’ Roots Revue and today we have news […]

Ramblin’ Roots Revue returns! Here’s the full line up

February 19, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Now in their third year, The Ramblin’ Roots Revue, one of the UK’s biggest weekends of Americana, roots and alt-country music (and there are a few of them now) have announced their line up which includes […]

Son Volt release first track “The 99” from new album – Listen

February 18, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Rolling Stone are today carrying a new song from Son Volt taken from their upcoming album ‘Union’ which will be released on March 29th, and it sees them going all political which here at AUK Towers […]

Wilco announce UK dates for September

February 18, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Er we’re a bit late to the party with this one sorry but exciting news from the tail end of last week that Wilco are on their way back to the UK – Jeff Tweedy’s band […]

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

July 13, 2026 0

Mary Gauthier has announced the release of her latest album, Reckoning, via Soundly/Thirty Tigers on 25th September 2026. The new record is described as exuding an urgency during turbulent times, while offering inspiration and hope. Each […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

July 13, 2026 0

In the last four weeks, I have taken the train to gigs in London featuring the likes of My Girl The River, Jerry Joseph, Kevin Morby, and others. I am a very lucky man, and recently […]

Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?

July 13, 2026 0

Kaatwalk is a pretty busy Twin Cities-based musician; she releases solo material, has a duo with Marv Gohman (who plays banjo on today’s song) called Marv & Kaat, and she also sings with the band, The […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Son Volt release video for new track “Devil May Care”

Red Rooster returns! Full line-up for Suffolk festival is announced

Ramblin’ Roots Revue returns! Here’s the full line up

Son Volt release first track “The 99” from new album – Listen

Wilco announce UK dates for September

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?

Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”