Mark Whitfield

The Delines return with new album “Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom”

November 21, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

Americana royalty Portland-based country-soul band The Delines have announced details of a new album “Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom” due out 14th February via Decor Records. Known for their character-rich storytelling and soulful Americana sound, the band […]

Something for the weekend: Massy Ferguson “Miles Away”

November 15, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Massy Ferguson are an Americana band from Seattle who we’ve featured around these parts previously – they have a new album around the corner called “You […]

Something for the weekend: Pete Seeger “We Shall Overcome”

November 8, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

Well what can you say about this week which hasn’t already been said? It sounds bleak to acknowledge it but the world feels like it’s on the precipice of some really dark times. Of course for […]

The American Dream is dead. Long live Americana.

November 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 26

You know what? I would love to just not think about the United States any more. The whole continual psychodrama is just exhausting and I often think that’s it’s genuinely one of the last Western countries […]

Something for a random Tuesday in November: Chuck Prophet “Get Off the Stage”

November 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Posted without comment other than to say we are thinking of our American friends today. We will see you on the other side (maybe). Thanks to Keith for this recommendation.

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier

October 2, 2026 0

This week’s podcast sees Keith talking to two great songwriters. Cam Fraser of Boulder Fields, in the week of the release of Nothing Age, and Mary Gauthier, in the week of her release, Reckoning. Both very […]

Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

October 2, 2026 0

The remarkable thing about today’s track, The Werewolf Song, is that it comes from the first album by Michael Hurley. Remarkable because it is a song of some rare depth, full of disturbing imagery, set to […]

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

October 2, 2026 0

Beginning with just woozy saxophone and Afton Wolfe’s strummed guitar, Slingshots builds steadily until it becomes the textured, frenetic high point of Wolfe’s live set. Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters command the stage, with Connor […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

The Delines return with new album “Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom”

Something for the weekend: Massy Ferguson “Miles Away”

Something for the weekend: Pete Seeger “We Shall Overcome”

The American Dream is dead. Long live Americana.

Something for a random Tuesday in November: Chuck Prophet “Get Off the Stage”

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier

Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”