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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: Karen Jonas, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire, 6th October 2024

October 17, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
With the ongoing roadworks on the A63, I chose to take the scenic route to this evening’s venue, taking in the beautiful undulating landscape of East Yorkshire, with dusk’s fading embers spreading a pale light as […]
Chris While & Julie Matthews live at The Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln - 4th October 2024
Live Reviews

Live Review: Chris While and Julie Matthews, The Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham Lincoln – 4th October 2024

October 16, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Andy Watkins has been promoting folk music in and around Lincoln for close on fifty years and in recent times has found the perfect venue in the Nettleham Village Hall where, along with the support of […]
The Often Herd live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 27th September 2024
Live Reviews

Live Review: The Often Herd, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 27th September 2024

October 10, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Tonight, Lincolnshire’s premier venue for all things Americana, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey was playing host to an award winning Bluegrass band all the way from… Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Yes, you read right as The Often Herd, […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Plumhall

October 1, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
After having chosen to focus on two artists from across the other side of the Atlantic for my previous contributions to this feature I thought this time round I would keep things a little closer to […]
Features

The Song Remains: Kris Kristofferson (1936 – 2024)

September 30, 2024 Graeme Tait 4
“Looking back, I’m surprised I had the nerve to do it, but I’m glad I did. Performing the songs and performing in film was just part of my personality, just like football and boxing at one […]

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]
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Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

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Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]
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Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

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As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Something for the weekend: Darlingside “Green + Evergreen (Distantly Social Sessions)”

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That’s it from us for another week dear reader, as many of us settle down for a locked down weekend with Netflix or maybe Sky Arts if you’re feeling adventurous. We might even know who the […]
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