Mark Whitfield

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Fanny Lumsden live

July 4, 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 Willi Carlisle, Counting Crows, Icarus Phoenix, Jeffrey Martin and […]

Something for the weekend: Grant McLennan “Horsebreaker Star”

June 27, 2025 Mark Whitfield 1

That’s it from us for another week dear reader. I was chatting to one of our writers earlier this week about my love for Grant McLennan, one half of course of the seminal Australian band The […]

Something for the weekend: Tom Petty “Crawling Back to You”

June 20, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it from us for another week dear reader. We wanted to give a special shout out to twice winner of Americana radio show of the year in previous AUK readers polls, Mike Ritchie who last […]

Something for the weekend: Brian Wilson “Love and Mercy”

June 13, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader, and who else could we leave you with than The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson who died earlier this week. I think I’d heard Beach Boys songs […]

Margo Price returns with new album “Hard Headed Woman”

June 12, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Margo Price has announced the release of new album “Hard Headed Woman”, described as “a hell-bent collection of country music that reconnects with her roots and further redefines what it means to be a modern outlaw”, […]

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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