Mark Whitfield

Lucinda Williams and Richard Thompson are first Cambridge 2019 headliners to be announced

November 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

The organisers of Cambridge Folk Festival have announced the first 15 names confirmed for 2019’s line-up, with legendary artists joining relative newcomers to take to the stages of Cherry Hinton Hall. The biggest names is probably our […]

John Paul White announces new UK dates and track

November 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Just in time for our very own civil war too. Leaving you this weekend dear reader with news that Grammy Award-winner John Paul White has announced his return to the UK in January to play a string of shows. Currently in […]

Howe Gelb to join Lost Brothers on dates next month

November 15, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Giant Sand main man and indie legend Howe Gelb has been announced as a special guest on the upcoming Lost Brothers Irish Theatre Tour this December. Based in Tuscon Arizona since 1972 Howe has collaborated with artists […]

Neil Young’s home is lost to Californian fires

November 12, 2018 Mark Whitfield 1

Neil Young has been raging against Donald Trump again following his response to the Californian fires also raging at the moment, and given that his own home has now apparently been destroyed he’s understandably not a […]

Americana UK launches our gig guide (at last!)

November 9, 2018 Mark Whitfield 2

Well it’s been a while coming, apologies for that, but we laboured with a fairly, er, laborious system for some weeks before realising it was crap and we’d have to start again. Huge thanks to John Vaites for […]

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 0

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, […]

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