Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Briscoe “Saving Grace”

September 26, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. My excitement for the weekend is heading to the Beamish living museum of the north where hopefully I won’t be sentenced to 7 years hard labour […]

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “Mid-Century Modern”

September 19, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we thought we’d leave you this week with a track from the great Billy Bragg who is tomorrow (Saturday 20th September) hosting Days Like These, […]

Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Wild Ways”

September 12, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. The always excellent Josh Ritter’s new album “I Believe in You, My Honeydew” is out today on Thirty Tigers and he’s released a new song from […]

Michael Weston King “La Bamba in the Rain” – grief in an era of hyper-nationalism

September 10, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Those of you who have frequented these parts for some time will know that Michael Weston King has been part of our americana community on this site right from the start (he played our very first […]

Something for the weekend: CMAT “When a Good Man Cries”

September 5, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re a supporter your playlist will be in your email box at 5pm as usual but in the meantime we leave you this week with […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Waylon Jennings - Dreaming My Dreams
By Joe Nathan , 17 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Esther Rose - Want
By Joe Nathan , 19 hours ago
RE: Joe Ely Has Died
@durks Thanks, Durks. I will definitely keep an eye out...
By Martin Johnson , 19 hours ago
Dale Watson's 'Crazy Again' film
Has anybody here ever see the film made by Zalman King ...
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RE: Joe Ely Has Died
As a PS: I notice that a documentary is being made abou...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Donna the Buffalo - Life’s a Ride
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
Americana 25 Festival
Yeah. Great line up. Can’t wait.
By Graeme Tait , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Tinariwen - Hoggar
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just started It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways,...
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

April 1, 2026 0

Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]

Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0

Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]

Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

April 1, 2026 0

A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Briscoe “Saving Grace”

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “Mid-Century Modern”

Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Wild Ways”

Michael Weston King “La Bamba in the Rain” – grief in an era of hyper-nationalism

Something for the weekend: CMAT “When a Good Man Cries”

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

Maximiano “Rokeby”

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour