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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.
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Re-release Review: Gene Clark “Back Street Mirror: Revisited”

August 12, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
New version of 2018’s EP release sees the addition of five tracks that previously appeared as part of 2016’s limited edition “The Lost Studio Sessions, 1964 – 1982”. Gene Clark’s status within, not just Americana music […]
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49 Winchester “Leavin’ This Holler”

August 1, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Ten years on from their debut release, the fifth album from the band from Virginia delivers heavy on the rock, less on the country. Two years on from their highly regarded album “Fortune Favors The Bold”, […]
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AUK’s EP Round-Up – July 2024

July 24, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Okay, it’s July, and time for our regular ‘EP’s Round-Up’, of all that falls under the Americana Music banner. This month’s collection offers a broad selection of the genre, so plenty to get your teeth into, […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Lachlan Bryan + Emily Lawler, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 12th July 2024

July 19, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
It may well have been mid-July but the persistent inclement weather had a distinct autumnal feel about it as the local congregation, attired in jumpers and jackets rather than T-shirts and shorts, arrived at Lincolnshire’s premier […]
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Ned Roberts “Heavy Summer”

July 5, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
An album that sees Roberts continue to cement his place as one of this country’s finest singer/songwriters of his generation. London based Ned Roberts has gradually garnered a healthy reputation among this country’s new crop of […]

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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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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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