Mark Whitfield

Win copies of “Won’t Be Home For Christmas” with AUK

November 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

By the time the frost hits the pumpkin, as the saying goes (and no that’s not a euphemism) there typically is no shortage of new Christmas albums from the usual suspects singing, for the most part, […]

Daniel Romano hits the UK for dates

November 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Rock’n’ roll chameleon Daniel Romano has arrived in the UK for a string of shows to promote his recently released seventh album, Modern Pressure, out now on New West Records. Romano, fresh from his first appearance at End Of The Road Festival […]

Track premiere: Orphan Colours “High Hopes” – Listen

November 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Orphan Colours release their new single this Friday, and we have an exclusive stream for you here at AUK. When UK alt country outfit ahab went on indefinite hiatus, songwriter Steven Llewellyn decided to form his own band with the […]

Willie Breeding ft. Caitlin Rose “Prague Spring” – Listen

November 10, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Kentucky based newcomer Willie Breeding will release his debut album ‘Big Sky’ early next year, with the first single to be taken from it Prague Spring featuring a guest vocal from Caitlin Rose. Detailing the story behind the song […]

Sturgill Simpson goes busking outside CMA Awards

November 9, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If Simpson and Isbell had a fight to see who was the coolest, Simpson would be one up at this point. (But then the Jeremy Hunt thing… see, it’s never ending..) Billboard report: “The Country Music […]

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 […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Win copies of “Won’t Be Home For Christmas” with AUK

Daniel Romano hits the UK for dates

Track premiere: Orphan Colours “High Hopes” – Listen

Willie Breeding ft. Caitlin Rose “Prague Spring” – Listen

Sturgill Simpson goes busking outside CMA Awards

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

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017