Articles by Mark Whitfield

British singer-songwriter Roo Panes has just released the single version of ‘Ophelia’ from his latest album ‘Quiet Man’ which was released  June 18th via CRC Records, disappointingly not a concept album about Iain Duncan Smith but instead […]

Illinois folk trio The Deep Hollow are releasing their latest LP ‘Weary Traveler’ next month and they’ve shared the track ‘Real Life’ from it this morning,  a dark and brooding folk tune led by acoustic guitars and intricately-layered […]

‘Laws Of Motion’ is the new album from six-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winner Karine Polwart’s latest project to ally music & storytelling with socio-politics. It’s the follow-up to her SAY nominated ‘Wind Resistance’ project, which […]

Kurt Vile has just dropped a new track online, ‘One Trick Ponies’ which is taken from his new album ‘Bottle It In’ due out October 12th on Matador. It’s a tipsily swaying, big-hearted country-rock song with an uplifting […]