Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Hayes Carll “She’ll Come Back to Me”

August 27, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

So that’s it for us for another week dear reader. Don’t forget that Toad the Wet Sprocket have a new album out today and while no track from it ever quite reaches the heights of ‘California […]

Pinegrove return with climate-crisis song “Orange” – Listen

August 27, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Americana-indie band Pinegrove have shared their first single of 2021 ‘Orange’ which follows on from their ‘Amperland, NY’ album released at the beginning of the year. The track is co-produced by frontman Evan Stephens Hall and […]

Steve Gunn announces UK dates, new single

August 26, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Gunn – the man Rolling Stone called “rock music’s best kept secret” – today released the third single from his new album ‘Other You’, ahead of its release tomorrow on Matador Records which we reviewed […]

Track Premiere: Moot Davis “Lassoed and Lost”

August 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Moot Davis hails from the land of Sinatra and Springsteen, a launching pad for some of the greatest careers in music history. Born just blocks away from Trenton State Prison to parents of West Virginian heritage, […]

This year’s AmericanaFest announces Covid-19 policy

August 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

RS caught up with executive director of the Americana Music Association, Jed Hilly. This year’s US-based AmericanaFest which runs September 22nd through 25th at venues throughout Nashville, has announced details of their new safety guidelines for […]

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 0

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

July 7, 2026 0

An old-styled folk protest album from two past masters of the genre which skewers the current administration with acerbic lyrics. This is George Mann and Si Kahn’s second album working together following the release of Labor […]

JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

July 7, 2026 0

JP Harris, known across the americana world as a craftsman of outlaw country and old-time music, has announced his sixth full-length album. Shaving A Dead Man, produced by and featuring GRAMMY-winning musician Chance McCoy (Old Crow […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Hayes Carll “She’ll Come Back to Me”

Pinegrove return with climate-crisis song “Orange” – Listen

Steve Gunn announces UK dates, new single

Track Premiere: Moot Davis “Lassoed and Lost”

This year’s AmericanaFest announces Covid-19 policy

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

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