Mark Whitfield

Wilco perform new song “Tell Your Friends” – Watch

May 26, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We’re slightly late to the party with this one but at the end of last week Wilco premiered new song ‘Tell Your Friends’ as a lockdown performance for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Each member […]

Something for the weekend: Jesse Malin “Crawling Back to You”

May 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

And so another week comes to its inevitable conclusion dear reader as we go into what may or may not be the penultimate bank holiday weekend of the year – there are plenty of live streams […]

Margo Price releases new live album featuring Emmylou and Sturgill

May 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Margo Price has announced the surprise release of a new live album, ‘Perfectly Imperfect at The Ryman’. Out today exclusively on Bandcamp, all proceeds benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, and while Margo has been working […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Delevantes “Suitcase of Leather”

May 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

The Delevantes have been around for over three decades now, the band consisting of brothers Bob and Mike Delevante from Nashville, Tennesse. Way back in the late-nineties when my americana genes were still not quite fully […]

Jason Isbell & 400 Unit to stream live Rough Trade show tonight

May 20, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Following on from the release of his new album ‘Reunions’ last week which we described as having “sharp songwriting and excellent production which make this a great addition to his stellar catalogue”, Jason Isbell and The […]

Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could

October 5, 2026 0

Wynonna Judd has just released her latest album; it came out last Friday, and it is, she says, the most personal album of her career. For example, this single, which is about the complicated love, loss, […]

Video: Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds “All I Ever Wanted”

October 5, 2026 0

All I Ever Wanted is the catchy new single from Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds. Over a steady beat and warm, sustained notes on the bass, Sherbourne delivers tuneful guitar and a clean, clear vocal that […]

Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 11

We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]

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