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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.
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Hannah Rose Platt “Deathbed Confessions”

May 16, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
Platt establishes herself as the consummate storyteller with an album of poetic ghost stories full of pulp noir and macabre mystery. On this her third album, though first for her new label ‘Xtra Mile Recordings’, ‘Deathbed Confessions’ […]
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Live Review: Our Man In The Field, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th April 2023

May 10, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
Driving to tonight’s concert I was reminded of how quickly the year is already passing. The seasons have definitely changed with the early evening sun still high enough in the sky to provide perfect daylight travelling […]
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Live Review: Matt Woods, The Drill, Lincoln – 27th April, 2023

May 9, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
Through the window of the foyer at The Drill in Lincoln, the sound of the heavy rain falling competed with the clinking of glasses and the gentle chatter of the sparse congregation that had braved the […]
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Josh Ritter “Spectral Lines”

April 28, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
A reflective and atmospheric 11th studio album that finds Ritter exploring a broader musical palette. Being fully aware of stating the obvious a lot has changed since Josh Ritter’s last album, 2019’s ‘Fever Break’ delivered its […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Gretchen Peters Songs

April 27, 2023 Graeme Tait 12
Back on the 12th August 2022 I opened an e-mail from Gretchen Peters as many would have done across the country that morning with the single word headline ‘Announcement’. Intrigued I quickly proceeded to cast my […]

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

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Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Debut album which captures the essence of English folk traditions in old and new compositions. ‘Nightjar’ is Liz Overs’ debut solo album. It’s an album comprising a beautiful blend of traditional folk songs and new ones […]
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As you may have read on this site last week, the wonderful Joana Serrat starts a UK tour in Manchester on Thursday 24th.  This lovely four and a half minutes is from her new album ‘Dripping […]

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