Mark Whitfield

Good Lovelies announce UK tour for 2024

September 29, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Canadian folk/country harmony trio, Good Lovelies have announced a 12-date tour of the UK in support of their new album, ‘We Will Never Be The Same’, which lands next week on October 6th via Outside Music. […]

Gillian Welch classic to get reel-to-reel release

September 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Gillian Welch’s 2011 album, the GRAMMY-nominated ‘The Harrow & The Harvest’ is going to be released for the first time ever on reel-to-reel tape via her own Acony Records. David Rawlings reveals about the release, “as […]

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival, 4th-8th October 2023

September 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

One of our favourite americana festivals Glasgow Americana returns next month from 4th-8th October 2023 The line up consists of 9 shows over 5 different spaces throughout Glasgow and brings together talent performers from Scotland, England, […]

Something for the weekend: Great Lake Swimmers “Peacemaker”

September 22, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new release from Ontario’s Great Lake Swimmers who have never actually confirmed if they can all swim but they do make […]

Smoke Fairies share details of new album in advance of UK dates

September 21, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Following on from the release of their highly-praised 2020 LP ‘Darkness Brings Wonders Home’, which was applauded by the likes of Mojo, Clash Magazine, Q and ourselves of course, alt-folk duo Smoke Fairies aka Katherine Blamire […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Good Lovelies announce UK tour for 2024

Gillian Welch classic to get reel-to-reel release

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival, 4th-8th October 2023

Something for the weekend: Great Lake Swimmers “Peacemaker”

Smoke Fairies share details of new album in advance of UK dates

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album