Mark Whitfield

Frank Turner heads to No Man’s Land next month

July 12, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Frank Turner has released the latest track lifted from his forthcoming eighth album, ‘No Man’s Land’ due out August 16th on Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor Records, produced by Catherine Marks and featuring an all-female cast of musicians. […]

Tyler Ramsey announces UK dates for autumn

July 11, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Tyler Ramsey, the former Band of Horses co-writer and lead guitarist, has today announced his return to the UK, this time with full band, following his sold-out solo show at St Pancras Old Church in May […]

Jesse Malin shares new video from forthcoming album – Watch

July 11, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Jesse Malin has shared the video for ‘Room 13’, the lead track from his Lucinda Williams-produced new album ‘Sunset Kids’, which is due out August 30th via Wicked Cool Records/Velvet Elk.

Songs for the apocalypse: The Avett Brothers “Mama, I Don’t Believe”

July 10, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

North Carolina’s Avett Brothers consisting of two actual brothers (Scott and Seth) along with fellow bandmates have been around for almost two decades now, and each album becomes more musically accomplished than the last. The San […]

Frankie Lee announces UK dates for September

July 9, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Following the release of his new album ‘Stillwater’ which we described as “a cohesive whole that exudes a unique and vivid artistic touch”, Frankie Lee has announced that he will be returning to the UK in […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 1

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1

Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]

Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0

The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]

Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2

Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

News

Hear entire new Ryan Adams album “Prisoner” courtesy of NPR

February 14, 2017 0

Ryan Adams has a new album out later this week (which he believes will be better than his Whiskeytown output which he now describes as “pretty terrible”) and if you can’t wait until Friday, you can […]

Videos

Video: Jerry Leger & The Situation “You Really Got It So Bad”

March 25, 2019 0

Canadian Jerry Leger will be over in the UK soon with a new retrospective album ‘Too Broke To Die’, from which this excellent song is taken,accompanied by a new, intriguing and slightly disturbing video. Enjoy… UK […]

Album Reviews

Kashus Culpepper “Act 1”

February 3, 2026 0

A debut packing many aspects of his musical personality into an album, which shows promise. Elton John has apparently claimed on his podcast that Alabama artist Kashus Culpepper is what would happen, “if Bill Withers made […]

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