Mark Whitfield

New Caroline Spence album due in May, in the UK this week

January 21, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s been two years now since from the release of Caroline Spence’s well received last album ‘Spades & Roses’, and she is now prepping the release of her third album ‘Mint Condition’, which will feature guest […]

Nicole Atkins announces UK tour for April

January 18, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

So yet again it’s the weekend dear reader, just in time for the most miserable day of the year. Cheer yourself up with news that Nashville crooner Nicole Atkins, who recently toured the UK with Mercury Rev, will […]

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part five

January 18, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The AMAUK conference is now into its fourth year and one of the highlights is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony featuring the best of americana talent, both homegrown and […]

Nicki Bluhm set for a handful of UK shows in January

January 17, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

What is the definition of a handful? It’s literally a quantity that fills the hand, more metaphorically a small number or amount, or more metaphorically still “a person or group that is very difficult to deal […]

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part four

January 17, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 1

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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