Mark Whitfield

Listen to new Townes Van Zandt album in full

March 1, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for this week dear readers, and what a wretched one it’s been in various ways. We leave you anyway with something decidely not-wretched. The lovely people over at NPR Music are currently streaming […]

Ryan Adams UK and Ireland tour cancelled

March 1, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2

News travels fast since our story, er, half an hour ago. The Royal Albert Hall has just tweeted that “The Ryan Adams UK & Ireland tour has been cancelled. Full refunds to ticket purchasers from authorised […]

Ryan Adams fans in the UK speak out: “I won’t go whether I sell them or not”

March 1, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

Interesting piece in The Guardian today following the overnight news that Ryan Adams has been dropped from 6 Music’s Festival, which speaks to a number of his fans about his forthcoming UK tour which is as […]

Todd Snider unveils new single “The Ghost of Johnny Cash”

February 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

It would have been Johnny Cash’s 87th birthday this week were he still with us and to celebrate the Man in Black, Todd Snider has released a new song entitled ‘The Ghost of Johnny Cash’ which […]

Carson McHone returns to UK for a handful of dates

February 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

There’s probably something somewhere in the Bible about Lazarus eating “a handful of dates” but Biblical references aside, that’s what Texan Carson McHone is coming over to the UK for (well, England) at the end of […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Old Crow Medicine Show

October 7, 2026 0

The Old Crow Medicine Show have been entertaining us throughout the 21st century. Led from the outset by the irrepressible Ketch Secor, they have cycled through some 17 members over that time, including such luminaries of […]

Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”

October 7, 2026 0

Dude Cervantes and The Panchos follow up last year’s live record with their second album: a carefully considered studio effort that blends that live energy with focused instrumental and engineering maturity. Billion Dollar Art comes out […]

Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album

October 7, 2026 0

Rainbow Body is a new musical collaboration featuring Taylor Goldsmith and Griff Goldsmith (Dawes), Rick Mitarotonda (Goose), Eric Krasno (Lettuce, Soulive), Ross James (Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band), and Adam MacDougall (Chris Robinson Brotherhood, […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Listen to new Townes Van Zandt album in full

Ryan Adams UK and Ireland tour cancelled

Ryan Adams fans in the UK speak out: “I won’t go whether I sell them or not”

Todd Snider unveils new single “The Ghost of Johnny Cash”

Carson McHone returns to UK for a handful of dates

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Old Crow Medicine Show

Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”

Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album

Anniversary Cheers: The Chicks “Taking The Long Way” celebrates 20 years

Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026