Mark Whitfield

Angus McOg head to UK for dates next week

February 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Italian alt.folk and Americana band (not a phrase we use that often) Angus McOg return to the UK for the first time in six years to play dates in support of acclaimed third album ‘Beginners’. Angus […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Fountains of Wayne “Fire in the Canyon”

February 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Fountains of Wayne will always be known for ‘Stacy’s Mom’ which is kind of unfortunate when it means people will overlook absolute gems in their back catalogue such as ‘Hey Julie, The Summer Place’ and this […]

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings record Buster Scruggs song – Listen

February 13, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

A nice story RS Country are carrying today about that wonderful song from the first story in the Coen Brothers’ “Ballad of Buster Scruggs” movie. They report: “One of those most important traditions, the cowboy song, […]

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 […]