Mark Whitfield

Lynne Hanson announces UK tour dates

August 3, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Award-winning Canadian Americana songwriter Lynne Hanson has announced a UK tour for October, as a duo with guitarist Blair Michael Hogan (who you can see in action in the wonderful clip below). The two-time Canadian Folk […]

Emily Scott Robinson heads to UK for dates later this month

August 2, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

North Carolina native Emily Scott Robinson has announced a series of UK and Ireland dates, kicking off at the Long Road Festival on the bank holiday weekend before heading to Dublin and then back to the […]

Wilco announce new album “Cousin” – Listen to the first track

August 1, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

Wilco have announced as they put it “a new member of the family”. Wilco’s 13th studio album will be called ‘Cousin’ and be available September 29th in the UK and indeed worldwide on CD, vinyl and […]

Something for the weekend: Joy Oladokun “Taking Things for Granted”

July 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with an artist we’ve covered occasionally here on AUK in the past following her nomination for an Americana Music Award in the […]

The Wandering Hearts announce UK dates for 2024

July 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

British folk and Americana group The Wandering Hearts have announced a UK tour for Spring 2024. The harmony-packed trio set sail from Edinburgh on March 26th winding their way around the four nations until they hit […]

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

Lynne Hanson announces UK tour dates

Emily Scott Robinson heads to UK for dates later this month

Wilco announce new album “Cousin” – Listen to the first track

Something for the weekend: Joy Oladokun “Taking Things for Granted”

The Wandering Hearts announce UK dates for 2024

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