Mark Whitfield

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part three

January 16, 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 […]

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part two

January 15, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Ringenberg announces new album, UK dates

January 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

What do you get when you place Americana music legend Jason Ringenberg (who Mojo described as “The Godfather of Americana”) in a grove of Giant Sequoias? You end up with his new record ‘Stand Tall’, the (very) […]

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part one

January 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Ryan Adams debuts new song “Manchester”

January 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

Ryan Adams has debuted a new song from his forthcoming album ‘Big Colors’ – the track entitled “Manchester” starts with the line “Oldham streets/Built to bruise/Freckled face/And a pair of shuffling shoes”. Ryan Adams singing about […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 1

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1

Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]

Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0

The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]

Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2

Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

News

Bonnie “Prince” Billy returns with new album “We Are Together Again” and one off gig

January 8, 2026 0

Bonnie “Prince” Billy – the persona/stage-name of musician Will Oldham – will release a new studio record titled “We Are Together Again” on March 6th via Domino/No Quarter. The follow-up to “The Purple Bird“, Oldham began […]

Tracks

Deer Tick “White City” – Listen

November 13, 2018 0

As we mentioned yesterday, Deer Tick have a new album out in February 2019 entitled ‘Mayonnaise‘. It’s mostly made up of covers of songs by artists and bands as diverse as George Harrison, The Velvet Underground […]

Album Reviews

The Yawpers “Boy In A Well” (Bloodshot Records, 2017)

November 3, 2017 0

The Yawpers are a three-piece band hailing from Denver, Colorado and their third release ‘Boy In A Well’ see’s them attempt to tackle the story of a new mother abandoning her unwanted child in World War […]

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