Graeme Tait

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For The Sake Of The Song: Amy Speace “The Sea & The Shore”

May 28, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

“Amy Speace is on a roll. Each new release has brought an expansion of her voice and art, and she has reached the level of absolute mastery. Folk music doesn’t get any better than this”. Sadly […]

Classic Clips: Tom Russell “Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall?” – Late Night with David Letterman, 2007

May 24, 2024 Graeme Tait 4

What can you say about Tom Russell that hasn’t already been said either by critics, fellow musicians and songwriters, along with some of the most esteemed wordsmiths of our generation: “Best songwriter of my generation” (Mike […]

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Old Man Luedecke “She Told Me Where To Go”

May 23, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Two-time Juno Award recipient’s first album in five years delivers a distinct departure from signature sound. After having temporarily given up the music business for a life on the ocean waves, working as a deckhand aboard […]

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Phil Odgers and John Kettle “Far Rockaway – The Songs of Phil Ochs”

May 13, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Two stalwarts of the UK folk scene pay homage to one of America’s finest songsmiths of the sixties protest movement. Like so many releases of recent years the seeds to this project by Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers, […]

Alice Howe, live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 26th April 2024

Live Review: Alice Howe + Freebo, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 26th April 2024

May 8, 2024 Graeme Tait 4

The final weekend of April saw the long-awaited return of Alice Howe and Freebo to Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, having last appeared upon this stage back in 2018. A […]

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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 […]

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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

For The Sake Of The Song: Amy Speace “The Sea & The Shore”

Classic Clips: Tom Russell “Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall?” – Late Night with David Letterman, 2007

Old Man Luedecke “She Told Me Where To Go”

Phil Odgers and John Kettle “Far Rockaway – The Songs of Phil Ochs”

Live Review: Alice Howe + Freebo, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 26th April 2024

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”