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Jason Isbell covers Johnny Cash song for soundtrack album – Listen

June 28, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell has released a new song online – it’s the opener to the soundtrack for the new Netflix movie ‘The Ice Road’ which is a cover of Johnny Cash’s trucker anthem ‘All I Do Is […]

Something for the weekend: David Crosby (feat. Sarah Jarosz) “For Free”

June 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

That’s it from us for another week dear reader, and we leave you before the weekend with the title track taken from the upcoming album from David Crosby ‘For Free’, which comes out July 23rd via […]

New Johnny Cash live album due September

June 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMGA have announced the September 24th release of a new Johnny Cash live album, which was originally recorded in San Francisco in 1968 by audio engineer Owsley Stanley. ‘Johnny Cash, […]

Mumford and Sons Winston Marshall leaves band after praising (very) right-wing author

June 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 2

Winston Marshall, the guitarist cum banjoist with Mumford & Sons, has announced he’s quitting the band following controversy around his support for the book ‘Unmasked‘ which decries the leftist protest movement Antifa among other positions; a […]

Margo Price covers Roky Erickson on new tribute album – Listen

June 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

We revealed in April that a new tribute album is on the way to founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre Roky Erickson, and Margo […]

Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

July 8, 2026 0

State Fayre arrived in Essex beneath blazing sunshine and cloudless skies, three days of unrelenting heat that somehow seemed perfectly suited to a festival built around americana, country, roots and classic rock. From the moment the […]

Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk

July 8, 2026 0

What’s this then, Issy Ferris is pining to inspire jealousy? That does seem to be the main thrust of the latest single from the latest album, It’s A Joy To Be Alive, set to be released […]

Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction

July 8, 2026 0

Here’s the latest single from Illinois singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge. The Thing is a brilliantly moody song, built around insistent percussion and an infectious groove that makes you want to move and sway. LaFarge delivers a smooth […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Jason Isbell covers Johnny Cash song for soundtrack album – Listen

Something for the weekend: David Crosby (feat. Sarah Jarosz) “For Free”

New Johnny Cash live album due September

Mumford and Sons Winston Marshall leaves band after praising (very) right-wing author

Margo Price covers Roky Erickson on new tribute album – Listen

Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk

Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”