Mark Whitfield

Rhett Miller releases new track from forthcoming album – Listen

August 18, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Sometime Old-97er Rhett Miller has released a new single ‘Go Through You’ taken from his forthcoming album ‘The Misfit’ which lands on September 16th via ATO Records – you can listen to it below. The 11-song […]

Mary Gauthier announces UK dates for November

August 15, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Following the release of her acclaimed new album ‘Dark Enough To See The Stars’ which we raved about a couple of months ago, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and accomplished author, Mary Gauthier will take to the road in […]

Something for the weekend: Watchhouse “Nightbird (Duo Version)”

August 12, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

That’s it for another dry and hot week dear reader. The rain is coming but cool down in the meantime with a new stripped back version of a song from an album we glowingly reviewed last […]

Video: Todd Snider “Just Like Old Times” (Live)

August 8, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

Todd Snider who we’ve covered a fair bit here on AUK over the years has announced a new album ‘Live: Return of the Storyteller’, a collection of tracks recorded during the singer’s first post-pandemic shows in […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Old Crow Medicine Show “Wagon Wheel”

August 8, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

Last week’s chain featured Austin’s Asleep At The Wheel who put their own spin in the nineties on Tex Williams’ ‘Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)’. Which lead me on to thinking about country songs which feature […]

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

October 2, 2026 4

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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