Mark Whitfield

Video: Songs From Dan “The Biggest Bastard Who Ever Rode The West”

January 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

This is absolutely lovely. Originally from Australia and resident of the Netherlands since 1993, Dan Tuffy aka Songs From Dan was a founding member of popular psychedelic/folk cult group Wild Pumpkins at Midnight who would later become […]

Alela Diane “Ether & Wood” – Listen

January 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

‘Ether & Wood’ is the new single taken from Alela Diane’s forthcoming long-player ’Cusp’ which is an album about motherhood. She explains: “‘Ether & Wood’ is a reflection on the different lives that are lived within a lifetime. […]

Son of Town Hall announce UK dates (not in Town Halls)

January 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Son Of Town Hall are the unusual union of London’s Ben Parker and New Mexico’s David Berkeley. “Born when the two found themselves side by side aboard a junk raft (“The Son Of Town Hall”) crossing the mighty Atlantic […]

Courtney Marie Andrews “May Your Kindness Remain” – Listen

January 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Loose has been one of our favourite labels since the beginning of time and their very own Courtney Marie Andrews won best female artist in the AUK end of year poll last year. Last week shared the […]

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires cover John Prine – Watch

January 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Well this from RS will cheer up your dreary Tuesday morning: “The sight of Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires sharing the mic together became a familiar one throughout 2017, as the husband-and-wife Americana power couple solidified […]

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Book Review: Amy Rigby “Girl To Country: A Memoir”

April 24, 2026 0

The second volume of Amy Rigby’s memoirs picks up the story where we left her in Girl To City. The earlier book was “set in a ramshackle twentieth century New York world of homemade clubs and […]

Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

April 24, 2026 0

And so we reach the end of all star week here at the Tracks section of Americana UK – did we not mention that it’s all star week at Tracks? We figured you’d notice. Taj Mahal’s […]

Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Summer Rain”

April 24, 2026 0

The gorgeous Summer Rain is the latest single from folk duo Jo Bartlett and Neil Haydock. There is the perfect confluence of three elements: wistful, yearning music; sensitive, narrative lyrics; and a visual, which is steeped […]

Interviews

Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0

At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0

Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

Interviews

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

Album Reviews

Johnny Cash “Songwriter”

June 27, 2024 0

Despite inconsistency in the quality of the songs featured, “Songwriter” is a worthwhile addition to the Cash legacy. The date marking the issue of an album of previously unreleased recordings by The Man in Black is […]

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Video: Aoife O’Donovan with the National Symphony Orchestra “All My Friends”

December 5, 2024 0

Just wow. Aoife O’Donovan’s rendition of “All My Friends” with the National Symphony Orchestra is simply gorgeous. The Crooked Still and I’m With Her GRAMMY-winning vocalist delivers an incredible performance, full of heart and spellbinding, timeless […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Jax Hollow “Wolf in Sheepskin”

February 8, 2023 0

Nashville singer and guitarist Jax Hollow’s latest single is a striking piece of songwriting. Her bright and twanging electric guitar throughout ‘Wolf in Sheepskin’ is outstanding and right at the heart of this song. Constant touring […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Video: Songs From Dan “The Biggest Bastard Who Ever Rode The West”

Alela Diane “Ether & Wood” – Listen

Son of Town Hall announce UK dates (not in Town Halls)

Courtney Marie Andrews “May Your Kindness Remain” – Listen

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires cover John Prine – Watch

Book Review: Amy Rigby “Girl To Country: A Memoir”

Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Summer Rain”

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