Mark Whitfield

Neil Young: “Google rip off the artist community”

February 27, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

An interesting story which went up on Stereogum last week although is the Pope a Catholic, etc. They report:”Neil Young is no fan of multinational corporations. And in a lengthy new post on his Neil Young Archives site entitled Google […]

Bronwynne Brent kicks off UK tour on Friday

February 26, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Following her successful return to our fair shores in 2017, Mississippi Delta songbird Bronwynne Brent is returning to the UK this week to showcase new material from her brand new forthcoming album. Brent ended 2016 on […]

Album premiere: Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner “Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner” – Listen

February 26, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

AUK premieres this morning the new self-titled LP from Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner, named after a nearly-undrinkable batch of beer once brewed by Pedigo’s father. Pedigo is Dallas singer/songwriter John Pedigo, one half of folk duo The O’s, and […]

Tom Paxton: “What if, no matter how angry he was, he couldn’t lay hands on a gun?”

February 26, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Lovely to see Tom Paxton still having such an impact at 80 years of age (and to see the US music press get involved in an important discussion). Tom, you should come and fill a vacancy […]

Will Hoge hits the UK for dates – tonight!

February 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Will Hoge arrives in the UK today for a full band tour promoting his latest album ‘Anchors’ which Rolling Stone described as being “about that duality – an anchor itself both weighs things down and keeps […]

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

Neil Young: “Google rip off the artist community”

Bronwynne Brent kicks off UK tour on Friday

Album premiere: Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner “Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner” – Listen

Tom Paxton: “What if, no matter how angry he was, he couldn’t lay hands on a gun?”

Will Hoge hits the UK for dates – tonight!

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”