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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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More People Really Should Know About: Katie Powderly

May 7, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Katie Powderly is an award winning songwriter whose recording career began well over a decade ago and who has shared bills with such luminaries of the Americana Music genre as Tony Rice, […]
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Live Review: Mary Gauthier + Jaimee Harris, The Metronome, Nottingham – 21st April 2024

April 29, 2024 Graeme Tait 4
This evening’s performance took place at The Metronome, which, since it first opened its doors back in October 2018, has fast become one of the best venues in the city of Nottingham which throughout the years […]
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Dawn Landes “The Liberated Woman’s Songbook”

April 25, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Landes breathes new life into eleven songs that trace the women’s rights movement through the ages for a contemporary audience. Dawn Landes belongs to that complexing group of artists that have never quite achieved the commercial […]
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Live Review; Sara Petite, The Town Hall, Kirton In Lindsey – 12th April 2024

April 23, 2024 Graeme Tait 4
This evening’s performance at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana Music venue, the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, saw the return of last year’s headline act for the (THL) Festival, Sara Petite, supported by the same incredible musicians that […]
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The Secret Sisters “Mind, Man, Medicine”

April 9, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Sisters from Alabama stay close to home for their fifth offering that sees a shift in perspective with an album immersed in the present. Four years on from the release of the Grammy-nominated album ‘Saturn Return’ […]

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