Mark Whitfield

Jim Lauderdale to release bluegrass album “When Carolina Comes Homes Again”

January 16, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

On the heels of 2019’s ‘From Another World’, two-time Grammy Award-winning Jim Lauderdale will release his 33rd album ‘When Carolina Comes Homes Again’ on March 6th via Yep Roc Records. You can listen to the first […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Handsome Family “So Much Wine”

January 16, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The Handsomes are one of those bands that feel so synonymous with what the americana genre means to me I feel they should be on the front of textbooks, with that rich combination of melody, atmosphere […]

Sounds of the New West Volume 5 out with new Uncut

January 15, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

For those of us who have been around long enough, you’ll remember that way back in the sands of time, two decades ago in fact, Uncut had a cover-mounted CD called Sounds of the New West […]

Nada Surf announce UK dates, share new song “So Much Love”

January 14, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

If you like a bit of Teenage Fanclub but are in a bit of a Teenage Fanclub-less hole at the moment then fear not, salvation is at hand in the form of the great Nada Surf […]

UK Americana Awards 2020 adds Shingai to its line-up

January 14, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The AMAUKs are only 2 weeks away and there are still a handful of tickets left if you haven’t got yours yet. It’s the fifth annual shindig which forms part of AmericanFest which returns to Hackney […]

For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”

October 5, 2026 0

Steve Forbert arrived on the music scene in 1978 fully formed and alive with youthful energy and attitude. Fast forward nearly fifty years and he continues to make music that is consistently relevant and enjoyable. Touted […]

This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

October 5, 2026 0

Deeply human songs with indie sensibilities and shades of bluegrass. This is Lorelei is the moniker used by singer-songwriter Nate Amos. He’s also in the experimental, indie pop band Water from Your Eyes, where he plays […]

Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

October 5, 2026 0

Warner Music UK/Rhino release a 35th-Anniversary version of the classic sophomore album from the Levellers. Originally released in 1991 with that iconic opening “There’s only one way of life / And that’s your own”, the Levellers […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Jim Lauderdale to release bluegrass album “When Carolina Comes Homes Again”

Songs for the apocalypse: The Handsome Family “So Much Wine”

Sounds of the New West Volume 5 out with new Uncut

Nada Surf announce UK dates, share new song “So Much Love”

UK Americana Awards 2020 adds Shingai to its line-up

For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”

This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”