Mark Whitfield

Watch Margo Price cover Dylan classic “Things Have Changed”

June 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Margo Price was set to release her latest album ‘That’s How Rumors Get Started’ when the coronavirus pandemic hit. The Nashville artist, whose last album garnered all kinds of acclaim, has postponed the release […]

AMA announces 2020 award nominees

June 16, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s that time of year again folks. The Americana Music Association has revealed the nominees for its 19th annual Americana Honors & Awards which includes Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Our Native Daughters, the late John Prine, […]

Something for the weekend: Steve Earle “Times Like These”

June 12, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Another crazy week then in which even the notoriously conservative with a small ‘C’ county music industry is dealing with its complicated history – so we leave you dear reader with a new recording of a […]

Watch the video to John Prine’s final song

June 12, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

John Prine’s family have posted a video of his final recorded song called ‘I Remember Everything’ which follows on from a livestream tribute to the man himself which streamed last night and featured Jason Isbell, Brandi […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Kasey Chambers “On a Bad Day”

June 11, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Last week’s choice in this column was an Aussie and in no way attempting to replicate our americana chain, this week’s is coincidentally too (I say coincidentally like this is something happening to me). Kasey Chambers’ […]