Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Something’s Always Wrong” (Acoustic)

September 20, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Before we sign off for the week, just to note that there’s a national demo for Palestine tomorrow here in Liverpool partly because Freebies Starmer is […]

Something for the weekend: Margo Price ft Billy Strings “Too Stoned to Cry”

September 13, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We’re putting our feet in a bucket of warm water while we enjoy a Mexican Martini just to get over the exhaustion of finishing series two […]

Video interview: Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws on americana, a new label and “Moon Mirror”

September 12, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

“One of my favourite records of all time is The International Submarine Band’s ‘Safe at Home’” We have long been fans of Nada Surf here at AUK, a band who push the boundaries of what you […]

Something for the weekend: The Attention Seekers “Your Poster on My Wall”

September 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dearest of readers. If you’re an AUK supporter, your new monthly playlist will be arriving at 5pm tonight (and if you’re not but read AUK regularly, please consider […]

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – Win a pair of tickets to see Sunny Sweeney live

September 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

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 Steve Wynn, Dean Owens, Kyle Daniel, American Aquarium, Amy […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Something’s Always Wrong” (Acoustic)

Something for the weekend: Margo Price ft Billy Strings “Too Stoned to Cry”

Video interview: Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws on americana, a new label and “Moon Mirror”

Something for the weekend: The Attention Seekers “Your Poster on My Wall”

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – Win a pair of tickets to see Sunny Sweeney live

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album