Mark Whitfield

Jim Lauderdale “Time Flies” – Listen

May 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Jim Lauderdale is releasing not one but two albums over the course of this summer, the title track of one being the song ‘Time Flies’ which Rolling Stone has described as “a warm, reverential reflection on […]

Lachlan Bryan & the Wildes head to UK for ripper dates

May 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Aussie alt-country/Americana outfit Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes have announced their return to the UK next month including an appearance at Maverick Festival; along with the European release of their fourth album ‘Some Girls (Quite) Like Country Music’ on June […]

Richard Thompson announces UK autumn dates

May 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Richard Thompson has announced an extensive UK tour for October and November 2018 in advance of a new studio album which will be released later this year on Proper Records, kicking off in lovely Liverpool’s Philharmonic on 11th […]

2018 Americana Music Association Awards nominees revealed

May 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

News in from the AMA overnight (the US version) of their list of nominees for their honours and awards for 2018, and there’s good news for Mr Isbell, Margo Price and Brandi Carlile among others – […]

Neil Young bids Facebook farewell (for now)

May 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Spin are reporting today that Neil Young has announced a personal exodus so he can spend more time with his online archive which he’s been busy updating over the last six months at NeilYoungArchives.com. They report: “In a […]

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 […]

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