Mark Whitfield

Wins Nils Lofgren tickets with AUK!

March 5, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Legendary US songwriter, virtuoso guitarist and pianist Nils Lofgren will be returning to the UK this May in 2018 for a selection of tour dates. Celebrating his 50th year of touring professionally, the Rock and Roll Hall […]

Steven Page announces UK dates for August

March 5, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Following a string of shows in the UK in 2017 playing as a trio, Canadian musician and ex-Barenaked Lady Steven Page will return to the UK this August for a new set of shows including a […]

CMA elects rabid Republican to board – and then changes its mind

March 2, 2018 Mark Whitfield 6

An interesting tale over the last couple of days almost made for the 24-hour news cycle. On Tuesday, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association announced the election of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to its board […]

New Josh Rouse out next month, new track out today

March 2, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Josh Rouse today releases ‘Salton Sea’ online (listen below dear reader), the third track off Rouse’s new album ‘Love in the Modern Age’, which comes out April 13th on the Yep Roc label. Calling the album […]

Folk heroes Alvin and Gilmore unite for new album – June

March 1, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Friends for over three decades, it took Dave Alvin, the founder of seminal punk roots band Alvin and the Chipmunks The Blasters, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, of the pioneering country-folk trio The Flatlanders, until last year to collaborate […]

Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could

October 5, 2026 0

Wynonna Judd has just released her latest album; it came out last Friday, and it is, she says, the most personal album of her career. For example, this single, which is about the complicated love, loss, […]

Video: Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds “All I Ever Wanted”

October 5, 2026 0

All I Ever Wanted is the catchy new single from Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds. Over a steady beat and warm, sustained notes on the bass, Sherbourne delivers tuneful guitar and a clean, clear vocal that […]

Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 11

We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]

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