Mark Whitfield

Isbell and Aimee Mann win best americana/folk album at Grammys

January 29, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Lovely news overnight from the Grammys with some so well deserved wins for Jason Isbell and Aimee Mann amongst others. RS reports: “Jason Isbell, Alabama Shakes and Reba McEntire were early winners at the 60th annual […]

Neil Young discusses 2018 archive releases

January 26, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Get in there while it’s free. Rolling Stone reports this morning on Neil Young’s Archives which went up at the end of last year with an interactive timeline that offered fans his back catalogue in rather fine sound […]

Avett Brothers cover the Cranberries – Watch

January 25, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

You can never get enough of the Avetts even when they’re singing something sad (which they normally are). Rolling Stone reports: “The Avett Brothers are among the most adept artists at delivering fresh takes on classic […]

Anti records to re-release Tom Waits’ entire 1970s Elektra Asylum catalogue

January 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Tom Waits’ first seven albums, originally released through Elektra Asylum Records in the 1970’s, have been re-mastered and will be re-released via Anti-Records. All titles, many of which have been long out of print, will be […]

Female country stars say “Time’s Up” – Watch

January 22, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Billboard reports this morning on a new Nashville-based songwriting collective Song Suffragettes which is taking a stand against discrimination and harassment with the song “Time’s Up” whose video made its debut on Friday and which you […]

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

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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 […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0

Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]

artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

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