Graeme Tait

artwork for Briscoe album "West Of It All"

Briscoe “West Of It All”

September 22, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

Excellent debut album from Texan duo stuffed full of songs with catchy melodies and strong harmonies. Hailing from Texas, Briscoe are made up of Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton who first met as fourteen-year-olds at a […]

Karen Jonas, Live at Newbald Village Hall, 26th August 2023

Live Review: Karen Jonas, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 26th August 2023

September 7, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

Situated approximately 24 miles southeast of the minster city of York, the small village of Newbald and its Village Hall certainly punches above its weight in attracting quality acts if tonight’s headliners are anything to go […]

artwork for Old Crow Medicine Show's album "Jubilee"

Old Crow Medicine Show “Jubilee”

September 5, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

Stalwarts of the string band revival deliver their eighth studio album that celebrates their 25th year anniversary. Seen very much as a companion piece to last year’s critically acclaimed release ‘Paint This Town’ the Old Crow […]

artwork for new Evan Charles album "Between Two Worlds"

Evan Charles “Between Two Worlds”

August 30, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

Former Altamesa frontman delivers a debut solo album full of Texan-flavoured heartaches and distant horizons. Hailing from Austin Texas, Evan Charles has up to now been best known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter behind the […]

artwork for Rob Noakes & Brooks Williams album "Should We Tell Him"

Rab Noakes & Brooks Williams “Should We Tell Him”

August 18, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

An album of Don Everly songs proves a fitting tribute to the legend of the Scottish Folk scene, Rab Noakes. Rab Noakes, who died last October after a short illness, was a touchstone of the Scottish […]

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Lost songs from an imagined family past, sung with quiet conviction and understated authenticity. The Talbot Trail Boys is the latest iteration of Canadian Henry Adam Svec, who has produced music under various names (Peter Mansbridge […]

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Seems to be our week for stringbands, but that’s ok. Susto, the alt-country group led by frontman Justin Osborne, have announced the release of Susto Stringband (Volume 2) on May 29 via Missing Piece Records. It’s […]

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Here’s the spirited new single from London-based americana duo Roswell Road. Singer-songwriters Jasmine Watkiss and Zoë Wren tell frank, authentic stories, opening up with refreshing honesty about themselves and their everyday lives. Weirdo at the Party […]

Articles by Graeme Tait

Briscoe “West Of It All”

Live Review: Karen Jonas, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 26th August 2023

Old Crow Medicine Show “Jubilee”

Evan Charles “Between Two Worlds”

Rab Noakes & Brooks Williams “Should We Tell Him”

The Talbot Trail Boys “The Talbot Trail Boys”

Susto Stringband “Hard Drug” – visions of death

Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

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Brown Horse “Total Dive”