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About Graeme Tait
Hi. I'm Graeme, a child of the sixties, eldest of three, born into a Forces family. Keen guitar player since my teens, (amateur level only), I have a wide, eclectic taste in music and an album collection that exceeds 5.000. Currently reside in the beautiful city of Lincoln.
Live Reviews

Live Review: Blue Rose Code, Southside, Lincoln – 13th December 2024

December 20, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
The site of tonight’s venue has a mixed and chequered history with this Grade II listed building originally starting life in 1887 as the Methodist Church known as St Katherine’s Church, dubbed Lincoln’s second cathedral. This […]
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Lucinda Williams “Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road”

December 17, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Vol. 7 of Lucinda Williams’ celebrated ‘Jukebox Themed Performance Series’, sees the Grammy-winning artist turn her sights on the Fab Four. Having originally started her ‘Jukebox Series’, during the pandemic in 2020 as a way to […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 David Olney Songs

December 12, 2024 Graeme Tait 10
It was the late great Townes Van Zandt who said “Anytime anyone asks me who my favourite music writers are, I say Mozart, Lightning Hopkins, Bob Dylan and David Olney…. David Olney is one of the […]
Blair Dunlop live at the Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire, - 22nd November 2024
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Live Review: Blair Dunlop + Rob Nicklas, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 22nd November 2024

December 9, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
The Village  Hall, at North Newbald, in East Yorkshire is fast becoming one of my favourite venues, despite the 90 minute journey from home, as it consistently delivers some of the best live music on offer […]
The Hanging Stars live at the Ropery Hall, Barton-Upon-Humber, - 15th November 2024
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Live Review: The Hanging Stars + Sid Griffin, Ropery Hall, Barton-Upon-Humber – 15th November 2024

November 26, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
On the last count, the population of Barton-Upon-Humber, nestled on the south side of the Humber estuary was approximately 12,000, but when it comes to live music this small North Lincolnshire Town punches well above its […]

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Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, an exciting day for us as we announce full details for our 25 year event which takes place in Liverpool later this year – you can find more […]
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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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The Stubborn Lovers “Porch Light” – Listen

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Americana-UK can’t think of another song that mentions the smell of Grandma’s Rhubarb Pie (if dear reader you know of one – that’s what the comments section is for).  But it’s there in a plethora of […]
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AUK’s EP Round-Up – December 2023

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Here we are at the end of another year – who knows where the time goes? So it being December, it is of course the last EP round up of 2023 and as usual there’s an […]
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Live Review: Matt Owens & the Delusional Vanity Project + Casino Moon, Off the Cuff, Herne Hill, London – 3rd February 2023

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The chance to see to see a rare performance from Matt Owens (formerly of Noah and the Whale) outside of the West Country, was enough to persuade this reviewer to head for the hills of south […]

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