Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “We Used to Live Here”

March 24, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it from us for another week dearest of readers and we leave you today with a new song from our favourite Chiropteran mammals, Fruit Bats ‘We Used to Live Here’ which is the final sneak […]

Fancy joining our news team?

March 24, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

We are looking for someone who can write well to join our team to work with our News Editor to publish relevant americana stories to our audience. Everyone who contributes to AUK does it in their […]

Amanda Shires announces 2023 UK dates

March 23, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Having recently performed at the C2C Country2Country Festival in London, singer-songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires has announced a UK/European tour in June. The tour will also include performances at Black Deer Festival and Azkena Rock in Spain. You […]

Calexico announce “Feast of Wire” Reissue and UK dates

March 22, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Calexico first released their beloved ‘Feast of Wire‘ album 20 years ago and, to celebrate the anniversary, the band have announced a special deluxe reissue of the record due May 26th via City Slang. ‘Feast of […]

Something for the weekend: Ruston Kelly “Michael Keaton”

March 17, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it from us for another week dearest of readers and we leave you with yet another track from the forthcoming new Ruston Kelly album “The Weakness” but honestly this is the biggest earworm of the […]

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

October 2, 2026 3

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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