Mark Whitfield

Things are changing for Jerry Leger – first UK tour next month

March 19, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Canadian songsmith Jerry leger, a man who’s been described as “managing to channel the youthful vigour of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Neil Young and Rick Danko, sometimes all within the same song” is set to release ‘Things […]

NPR streams new Courtney Marie Andrews for your delight

March 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Lovely, lovely NPR (Trump don’t like them, and my enemy’s enemy..) are today streaming the new album from Courtney Marie Andrews which we’ll have our own review of within the next week. They prelude the stream by […]

John Prine performs Tiny NPR Desk Concert – Watch

March 15, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

This is worth breaking up your morning toasted teacake and brew for, for 15 minutes. John Prine has performed a lovely little session for NPR in their Desk Concert series. Described by them as “an American […]

Maverick Festival add further names to 2018 line-up

March 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Following their 10th anniversary last year, the UK’s first major Americana festival has announced further additions to its 2018 line up, including an act who’ve been pitched as “the most talked about band in Memphis” Southern Avenue, […]

Track premiere: Lindi Ortega “You Ain’t Foolin’ Me”

March 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

‘Liberty’ is the new album from Lindi Ortega – due out in May, it was recorded in East Nashville and produced by Skylar Wilson (Justin Townes Earle, Rayland Baxter), and she’s shared the track ‘You Ain’t […]

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0

Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November

July 16, 2026 0

If you’ve tried to buy tickets for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of this website which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]

Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”

July 16, 2026 0

Musings on the state of the world, now and in the past, the solution is in the hot dog. When an album announces itself as “a rollicking medieval-Americana manuscript” it’s clear that we shouldn’t take anything […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Things are changing for Jerry Leger – first UK tour next month

NPR streams new Courtney Marie Andrews for your delight

John Prine performs Tiny NPR Desk Concert – Watch

Maverick Festival add further names to 2018 line-up

Track premiere: Lindi Ortega “You Ain’t Foolin’ Me”

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November

Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”

There’s a new album on a new label on the way from Jess Williamson

Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”