Mark Whitfield

Decemberists team up with Olivia Chaney for new album – Watch

May 9, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2

This is quite exciting, what a sound (and what cover-art!) Paste report: “When The Decemberists were heading out on tour in 2015 behind their last record, “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World”, Colin Meloy invited British folkie […]

Tune into AMA 2017 Honours & Awards Nominations tonight

May 9, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The Americana Music Association (their version, not ours with the “UK” bit tagged on) are having their Honours & Awards Nomination Announcement Ceremony tonight at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford Theater, hosted by […]

Fleet Foxes share new song (or a bit of one) – Listen

May 9, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

News from Pitchfork this morning on our favourite mammals the Tories are proposing to rip limb from limb once again because hey, if you can’t hunt the proletariat down a fox will have to do. They report […]

Unreleased Elliott Smith track released for campaign

May 8, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This couldn’t come at a more important time given the oncoming war on well basically half the world’s population. NME reports: “An unreleased Elliott Smith track has been unveiled as part of a campaign in aid of Planned Parenthood, […]

Bonnie ‘Prince’ talks Merle Haggard

May 8, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Let’s face it, he’s probably still not going to beat Mel B’s version of “Word Up” in terms of classic covers but good on him for having a go. Rolling Stone reports: “Imagine arranging Merle Haggard’s […]

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

October 2, 2026 0

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

Decemberists team up with Olivia Chaney for new album – Watch

Tune into AMA 2017 Honours & Awards Nominations tonight

Fleet Foxes share new song (or a bit of one) – Listen

Unreleased Elliott Smith track released for campaign

Bonnie ‘Prince’ talks Merle Haggard

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