Articles by Mark Whitfield

Hot on the heels of our Uncle Lucius competition from last week we have a new giveaway for you, and remember AUK is a small inclusive “club” for those with impeccable taste in music-based journalism so […]

Toronto-based Americana-songwriter Sarah Jane Scouten has announced a return to the UK this November, including shows in London, Scotland, Bristol and Wales.  Scouten will be performing tracks from her upcoming new album due for release in 2017, […]

Acclaimed North Carolina folk-Americana trio Underhill Rose have announced November Ireland/UK tour dates promoting their new album “The Great Tomorrow.”  To coincide with the November tour, the group will release its first holiday-themed single, ‘One Time a Year’, […]

Pitchfork excitingly reports: “Robin Pecknold has released some songs this year and has maintained that Fleet Foxes are at work on a new record. Today, he shared a snippet of music that’s apparently intended for an upcoming solo album. “FF record kind […]

17 years.  Seven-teen years.  Before George W Bush, Facebook and Strictly.   How did we live?  Rolling Stone reports: ” Ask Alison Krauss about her new album, and chances are she’ll begin talking about a man named Buddy […]