Mark Whitfield

Black Deer adds Case, Kristofferson and Earle (Justin Townes) to 2019 line-up

February 12, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Oh crikey, this is looking like it’s going to be an event and a half. What’s probably turning into the UK’s biggest americana and country music festival has just announced some more names to its line-up […]

Willie Nelson performs with Lukas Nelson and Dave Matthews

February 8, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Leaving you this weekend dear readers with this lovely little clip from yesterday’s Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing annual Grammy Week celebration in LA. The event chose to recognise Nelson’s “artistic achievements and creative genius” where Kacey […]

Ryan Adams posts Instagram teasers for new album

February 6, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Ryan Adams has been sharing clips of new songs from his forthcoming album ‘Big Colors’ which is due in April. In a series of video clips with a kind of retro theme, fans can hear tracks from […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Grant McLennan “Keep My Word”

February 6, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

‘Horsebreaker Star’ came out as a double album back in 1994, the penultimate to be released by the late ex Go-Betweener Grant McLennan and it was a musical jump from his previous work, being recorded as […]

New posthumous JJ Cale album announced for April

February 6, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Because Music have announced the release of ‘Stay Around’, the first posthumous album by beloved songwriter, guitarist, and singer JJ Cale, on 26th April in the UK. ‘Stay Around’ has been compiled by those closest to Cale, his widow and musician Christine Lakeland […]