Mark Whitfield

From the AUK archives, 2017: Jeremy Hunt: Jason Isbell is “a bit anodyne”

June 23, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

Robert Peston has written a piece for today’s New Statesman in which both he and Jeremy Hunt manage to insult Jason Isbell in the space of one paragraph: The more worrying thing of course would have […]

Old Crow Medicine Show announce new album “Jubilee”

June 22, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Watch the video for the first single below. Old Crow Medicine Show, or OCMS if you’re in a hurry, have announced the release of their new album ‘Jubilee’ which lands in the UK on 25th August […]

Taylor Swift announces The Eras Tour UK dates for 2024

June 21, 2023 Mark Whitfield 2

We have featured Taylor Swift around these parts from time to time in recent years due to her original country leanings which morphed for some recent albums into the kind of indie-folk we often kill for […]

Alabama 3 announce new album “Cold War Classics Vol.2”, UK dates

June 19, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Alabama 3, the legendary band from Brixton, South London are back with a brand-new track from their forthcoming 14th studio album ‘Cold War Classics Vol.2′ which is the follow-up to their 2021 album ‘Step 13’. ‘Thank […]

Video: The Attention Seekers “Blue, Red and Green”

June 19, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

‘Blue Red and Green’ is the new single from North East band The Attention Seekers who we covered last year here on AUK in rather glowing terms, produced by Alan Fish, engineered by Tony Davis, and […]

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

October 2, 2026 1

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 […]

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