Mark Whitfield

Something for the (very) long weekend: Sean Taylor and the Sex Pistols (sadly not at the same time)

June 1, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us this week dear reader – if you’re not UK based and wondering why it’s such a short week it’s because our Queen has been “Queen” for 70 years and you know, […]

Something for the weekend: Angel Olsen “Big Time”

May 27, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for us this week dear reader, a sad week for us here as we said our goodbyes to AUK writer Gordon Sharpe whose final piece we published today posthumously – when I look back […]

Dawes announce new album “Misadventures of Doomscroller”

May 26, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Listen to the opening track from it below. In news of possibly the best album title of the year so far, LA’s Dawes have announced details of their new album ‘Misadventures of Doomscroller’ which lands on […]

In Liverpool on Saturday? Come and join us for an early evening AUK house gig!

May 25, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Many moons ago Americana UK Towers in a kind of leafy suburb in South Liverpool used to put on regular house gigs until one day they listed one in the Metro and the house almost burst […]

Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “Fisherman’s Blues”

May 20, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for us for this week dearest of readers. Don’t forget the latest edition of our new podcast is out today which features a rundown of our news, reviews and interviews over the last week […]

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 (very) long weekend: Sean Taylor and the Sex Pistols (sadly not at the same time)

Something for the weekend: Angel Olsen “Big Time”

Dawes announce new album “Misadventures of Doomscroller”

In Liverpool on Saturday? Come and join us for an early evening AUK house gig!

Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “Fisherman’s Blues”

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