Mark Whitfield

Joshua Ray Walker announces new album, UK dates

July 3, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Joshua Ray Walker has been called “country’s most fascinating young songwriter” by Rolling Stone and “one of country’s most exciting storytellers” by Spin. Oh and “crikey this guy can sing” by us, crikey not being a […]

Something for the weekend: Big Red Machine “Phoenix”

June 30, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it from us for another week. We are human here at AUK, or 95% of us are anyway, and accordingly we will occasionally miss something epic, a case in question being this track from […]

Jesse Malin suffers severe spinal injury – an update

June 30, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

We don’t normally reproduce word for word what we’ve been sent in a press release but on this occasion we think it warrants an exception – Gary Levermore from Red Sand PR has dropped us a […]

Buddy and Julie Miller return with new album “In The Throes”

June 29, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

New album includes Dylan c0-write. Listen to the title track below. Buddy & Julie Miller have announced the release of ‘In The Throes’ which lands on September 22nd in the UK via New West Records. The […]

Teddy Thompson announces country covers album

June 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

Teddy Thompson has announced details of his eighth studio album, ‘My Love Of Country’, which will be released August 18th 2023. True to its title, Thompson offers personal readings of ten classic country songs by songwriters […]

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

Joshua Ray Walker announces new album, UK dates

Something for the weekend: Big Red Machine “Phoenix”

Jesse Malin suffers severe spinal injury – an update

Buddy and Julie Miller return with new album “In The Throes”

Teddy Thompson announces country covers album

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