Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Jesse Malin “Keep on Burning”

July 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for us for another week as we head into a thankfully less anxiety-inducing weekend weather-wise than the last one. We leave you with a new track by the always good value Jesse Malin – […]

Something for the week: Midnight Oil “Rising Seas”

July 18, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

There are probably lots of good americana songs about climate change (feel free to post any recommendations in the comments below) but few bands have the sense of urgency that Midnight Oil have with this track […]

Something for the weekend: Will Hoge “John Prine’s Cadillac”

July 15, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for another week dear reader. Our AUK podcast returns today after an unavoidable absence for a few weeks – why not take AUK jogging/kayaking/bungie-jumping with you. You can check it out here. In the […]

Jim Lauderdale announces new album “Game Changer”

July 13, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Americana renaissance man Jim Lauderdale has announced details of a new album ‘Game Changer’—his 35th full-length album—which features his new single ‘That Kind Of Life (That Kind Of Day),’ a rollicking ode to what Jim calls […]

Robert Jon & The Wreck announce February 2023 UK Tour

July 12, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Robert Jon & The Wreck are kind of on the rockier end of things our delicate ears are used to here at UK but for those of you with a volume dial which goes up to […]

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

Something for the weekend: Jesse Malin “Keep on Burning”

Something for the week: Midnight Oil “Rising Seas”

Something for the weekend: Will Hoge “John Prine’s Cadillac”

Jim Lauderdale announces new album “Game Changer”

Robert Jon & The Wreck announce February 2023 UK Tour

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