Mark Whitfield

RS Country publishes its best americana and country albums from 2018

December 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Obviously the world’s media are sitting on tenterhooks at the moment waiting for our writers’ and readers’ best of the past year, which will be published later this week on Thursday and Friday respectively, but if […]

Hayes Carll returns in February with “What It Is”

December 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

February sees the release of a new album by Texas-born singer/songwriter Hayes Carll called ‘What It Is’ via Dualtone Music, his sixth album to boot. Following the 2016 release of the personal and cathartic ‘Lovers and Leavers’, the […]

Your last chance to vote in 2018’s Americana UK’s readers’ poll

December 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

This year’s readers poll has 2 days left to go – as per usual, we’d like to hear your thoughts on what bowled you over during the last 12 months (plus our tradition villain of the […]

RS on gender inequality: “It’s time for country music to step up”

December 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

There’s a really good piece on RS Country today about the dearth of gender equality at the moment in country music in the US, which contains the alarming fact that for the first time in the […]

Americana UK’s editor chooses his picks for 2018

December 13, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s always weird writing about yourself in the third person, the ego of me, but then headlines without the accompanying cheery picture might leave people mystified. Anyway, there’s my excuse. What a year it’s been for music, […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]

Adam Klein with Adam Poulin “Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings”

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Intimate, personal songs, recorded live and elevated by expressive fiddle playing. Adam Klein’s Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings originates from a raw, intimate 2019 in‑studio session with violinist Adam Poulin, recorded at Leesta Vall in […]

Blue Water Highway - bio photo 10 June 2018

More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

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Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana/folk rock band. Their signature is considered songwriting across a variety of styles, but always melodic, with fantastic harmony singing. Musically timeless, there are elements of Laurel Canyon songwriting, focussing […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

RS Country publishes its best americana and country albums from 2018

Hayes Carll returns in February with “What It Is”

Your last chance to vote in 2018’s Americana UK’s readers’ poll

RS on gender inequality: “It’s time for country music to step up”

Americana UK’s editor chooses his picks for 2018

Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

Adam Klein with Adam Poulin “Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings”

More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

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