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About Graeme Tait
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.
The Rye Sisters, Live at St Mary's Guildhall, Lincoln (Album Launch Party). - 15th December, 2023
Live Reviews

Live Review: The Rye Sisters, Album Launch Party, St Mary’s Guildhall, Lincoln – 15th December 2023

January 8, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Just a mere six years after the release of their debut album ‘Brave Unbeaten Paths’  The Rye Sisters finally deliver the perfect Christmas present for their ever increasing fan base with the news of the imminent […]
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Dean Owens “Pictures” (ft Neilson Hubbard and Will Kimbrough)

December 19, 2023 Graeme Tait 2
From East Lothian via East Nashville, Owens reunites with long-term collaborators to deliver eleven songs written during the pandemic years. There would be little exaggeration in suggesting that Dean Owens is possibly one of the hardest-working […]
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Steven Adams “DROPS”

December 4, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
Adams returns to form with best album since halcyon days of The Broken Family Band. It is now closing in on fifteen years since the much-loved indie rockers the Broken Family Band finally called it a […]
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Our Man In The Field “Gold On The Horizon”

December 1, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
Highly anticipated sophomore album delivers on all the promise of their debut. It is now over three years since Our Man In The Field’s debut album ‘Company Of Strangers’, created such a positive impact both here […]
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Live Review: Daniel Rodriguez and Friends, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 17th November 2023

November 27, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
It is now over five years since Daniel Rodriguez, founding member of Colorado based outfit Elephant Revival, set off on a solo career. Despite the impact of the pandemic the pursuing years have proved to be […]

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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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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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So, what do dogs dream of?  We don’t know – but Hollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins speculates that “Like the dogs in their dreams, paws know when to run / The body knows what it needs, […]
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