Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Lucinda Williams “Something”

November 1, 2024 Mark Whitfield 7

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. AUK has been on its travels to Malmo and bumped into longtime AUK friend and sometimes writer Fiona Winders – hello Fiona! – and it was […]

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – Win a pair of tickets to see a Transatlantic Sessions show!

November 1, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

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 Danny and the Champs, Dawes, Chuck Ragan, Amy Speace, […]

Something for the weekend: Merce Lemon “Blueberry Heaven”

October 25, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with another superb track from one of my own personal albums of the year by Pitsburgh-based Merce Lemon “Watch Me Drive Them […]

Something for the weekend: Hannah White “Safety From Harm”

October 18, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a powerful new song from Hannah White, “Safety from Harm” which feels more resonant than ever after the horrific footage of tents […]

Something for the weekend: Merce Lemon “Backyard Lover”

October 11, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

Well that’s it from us for another week, a week in which we saw the anniversary of the start of the Gaza genocide but as Amnesty pointed out this week, in reality it didn’t start on […]

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

October 1, 2026 3

An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0

Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]

Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0

The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]

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