Graeme Tait

artwork for Nick Lowe album "Indoor Safari"

Nick Lowe “Indoor Safari”

September 27, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

First new album in over a decade delivers just two new songs, plus two covers, with the remaining tracks comprising of reimagined previous releases. Having all but abandoned the idea of releasing any more albums, due […]

cover art for Carolyn Shulman album "Heart On A Wire"

Carolyn Shulman “Heart On A Wire”

September 24, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Denver-based singer-songwriter’s sophomore album reveals a seasoned artist delving into the personal and social challenges of this troubled modern world. Carolyn Shulman grew up in Mobile, Alabama, and by the time she was fourteen she was […]

AUK’s Monthly EP’s Round-Up – September 2024

September 19, 2024 Graeme Tait 1

You can tell it’s September. Not simply because the leaves on the trees have changed their colour from a soft vivid green to a somewhat crisper and golden spectacle, already forming a carpet on the ground. […]

cover art for Stephen Stills eponymous debut solo album

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Stephen Stills

September 11, 2024 Graeme Tait 26

This new feature may well be the most challenging yet for the poor AUK writer. Previous tasks have required them to write gushingly about their favourite artists, both high profile and those under the radar, along […]

artwork for Erin Ross album "The Wind Will Lead Me Home"

Erin Ross “The Wind Will Lead Me Home”

September 3, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Plenty of blues-infused southern rock and traditional country flavours this debut release from Calgary-based singer-songwriter. Having played a mix of blues roots music around her native Canada for many years Erin Ross has finally released her […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

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 […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

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 […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

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 […]

Articles by Graeme Tait

Nick Lowe “Indoor Safari”

Carolyn Shulman “Heart On A Wire”

AUK’s Monthly EP’s Round-Up – September 2024

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Stephen Stills

Erin Ross “The Wind Will Lead Me Home”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”