Mark Whitfield

Sturgill and Tyler play Nashville’s Ryman – Watch

May 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

RS Country are carrying a clip this morning, which we embed for you below dear reader, of a surprise appearance by Sturgill Simpson at Tyler Childers’ current shows at the Ryman opening for Margo Price. They […]

The Jayhawks announce new album, due July – Listen

May 22, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

This is quite exciting news late in the day (literally). The Jayhawks have announced the release of a new album, ‘Back Roads and Abandoned Motels’, which arrives in the UK on July 13th (which is a Friday, […]

Neko Case shares another track from her new album – Listen

May 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

As we pack our bags for the weekend (and try to escape to the most nationalistic bit of Scotland – friendly advice please…), we leave you with the new track by Neko Case which is taken […]

Video: Passenger “Hell or High Water”

May 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 2

We keep telling anyone who’ll listen that Passenger, aka Brighton’s Mike Rosenberg, is one of the finest contemporary songwriters around and today he’s today released new single ‘Hell Or High Water’ which is in a word fantastico. […]

More on those new Jim Lauderdale albums

May 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Following on from the track we posted yesterday, Yep Roc Records have announced the simultaneous release of two records from Nashville legend Jim Lauderdale on 3rd August – ‘Time Flies’ and ‘Jim Lauderdale and Roland White’. Both are “new,” but only the former was […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3

Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0

And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London. Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

Interviews

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

Album Reviews

The Deer “The Beautiful Undead”

October 17, 2022 1

A kaleidoscope of sound cocoons impressionistic lyrics in ‘psychotropic folk’ album. ‘The Beautiful Undead’ is the fifth album from the The Deer, a quintet from Austin, Texas. It is a confection of poetic pop music and […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Kelly Augustine “Second Chances”

March 13, 2019 0

This is from Denver-based Kelly Augustine’s new album ‘Light In The Lowlands’, out on April 5th and available to pre-order now here: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1452712423. It’s a lovely, warm and intimate song and we like it a lot.

Dirty Dozens

Dirty Dozen: Steve Black

October 30, 2016 0

Westcountry Americana songwriter Steve Black, know for his work alongside Alan West is a terrific singer/songwriter in his own right and his blend of easy, Laural Canyon style country music on “Right Here and Now” on NEO Music […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Sturgill and Tyler play Nashville’s Ryman – Watch

The Jayhawks announce new album, due July – Listen

Neko Case shares another track from her new album – Listen

Video: Passenger “Hell or High Water”

More on those new Jim Lauderdale albums

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change