Mark Whitfield

Black Deer 2021 is cancelled – another casualty of our government’s woeful handling of the pandemic

June 15, 2021 Mark Whitfield 3

So the not entirely unexpected news came last night that Black Deer, a festival now synonymous with the heart of Americana music in the UK, has been cancelled – for the second year in a row, […]

Son Volt feat. Laura Cantrell “Diamonds and Cigarettes” – Listen

June 14, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Son Volt recently announced the July 30th release of their tenth studio album ‘Electro Melodier’, and over the weekend they’ve released a lyric video for the track ‘Diamond and Cigarettes’ which in lovingly paying homage to […]

Something for the weekend: Peter Bruntnell “You’d Make a Great Widow”

June 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for another week dear reader. The track we leave you with this week we’ve technically run on the site before, in Keith Hargreaves’ Shed column a couple of weeks back. First time I saw […]

Bonnie Prince Billy and pals cover each other’s songs – Listen

June 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Bonnie “Prince” Billy aka Will Oldham, Matt Sweeney, Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg have decided to cover each other’s songs and release them as a digital single. Will and Matt have covered Joan Shelley’s ‘Stay on […]

Tom Petty’s “She’s The One” soundtrack album to be re-released, “reimagined”

June 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, a reimagined version of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 1996 soundtrack album for the (largely forgettable other than the songs) movie ‘She’s The One’ has been announced. The updated album called […]

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Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

May 1, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

May 1, 2026 0

As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker […]

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Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

May 1, 2026 0

Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Black Deer 2021 is cancelled – another casualty of our government’s woeful handling of the pandemic

Son Volt feat. Laura Cantrell “Diamonds and Cigarettes” – Listen

Something for the weekend: Peter Bruntnell “You’d Make a Great Widow”

Bonnie Prince Billy and pals cover each other’s songs – Listen

Tom Petty’s “She’s The One” soundtrack album to be re-released, “reimagined”

Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michelle Stodart, Water Rats, London – 16th April 2026

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