Mark Whitfield

Video: Neil Young & Promise of the Real “Children of Destiny”

July 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

We occasionally sneak an extra video in to our daily dose for you when it’s as epic as this new track from Neil Young and band, which features a 56 piece orchestra (but no kazoo). According […]

John Mellencamp: “Really I’m a Socialist” – Watch

July 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 3

Welcome to the club John! Always ahead of his time politically and joining a growing movement of US citizens who are kind of disenchanted with the last 40 years, this is an interesting interview from CBS […]

Jim Lauderdale talks about Liverpool (yay) and his new album

July 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The more astute AUK reader may know what we’re a Liverpool based website, a city which doesn’t come up too often in americana circles so it’s nice when it does. RS Country report this morning: “Jim Lauderdale […]

Juanita Stein “I’ll Cry” – Listen

July 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

I’ll Cry is the latest single to be taken from “America”, the debut solo album by Brighton based Juanita Stein, available on the Nude label from the 28th July. Already well known as the singer-songwriter with Howling […]

New double Waterboys album lands in September

June 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The Waterboys will release their new studio double album “Out Of All This Blue” on September 8th, their first for BMG Records who they recently signed with. Produced by Mike Scott and recorded in Dublin and […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Video: Neil Young & Promise of the Real “Children of Destiny”

John Mellencamp: “Really I’m a Socialist” – Watch

Jim Lauderdale talks about Liverpool (yay) and his new album

Juanita Stein “I’ll Cry” – Listen

New double Waterboys album lands in September

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”