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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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Album Reviews

Morgan Wade “Acoustic Sessions EP”

September 11, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
Wade delivers a more intimate experience with back-to-basics EP. Hot on the heels of Morgan Wade’s phenomenally successful debut album “Reckless”, which garnered many accolades including Rolling Stone Country’s No. 1 album for 2021, comes this […]
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Live Reviews

Live Review: The Blue Highways + Rich Hardcastle and Evie Rapson, The Town Hall, Kirton In Lindsey – 19th August 2022

August 30, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
The half hour journey between my home town of Lincoln to the county’s premier Americana venue The Town Hall, Kirton In Lindsey, takes me through the arable countryside, well known for being the breadbasket of the […]
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Album Reviews

Taylor Alexander “Hymns For A Hollow Earth”

August 30, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
Nashville based singer-songwriter fails to build on promising debut with sophomore offering. Taylor Alexander burst on to the scene back in 2019 with his debut album, ‘Good Old Fashioned Pain’, delivering a brand of outlaw country […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Jesse Winchester “Yankee Lady” – Old Grey Whistle Test, 1976

August 5, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
My first opportunity to contribute to the ‘Classic Clips’ feature finds me returning to the same artist that was the subject matter for my first, ‘Classic Americana Album’ article back in March of this year, the […]
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Album Reviews

Parker Twomey “All This Life”

August 2, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
New generation of Texan singer songwriter delivers debut album that suggests promise for the future. Parker Twomey is a graduate of the Booker T Washington School for the Performing Arts who, in 2019, at just eighteen […]

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Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0
Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]
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Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

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After more than a decade as one half of the Canadian folk duo Kacy & Clayton, Saskatchewan songwriter Kacy Lee Anderson steps out on her own with the announcement of her debut solo album, Hello, I’m […]
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Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”

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There is no slowing down Lance Cowan as he releases another fine set of story songs. Lance Cowan hails from West Kentucky. Songwriting and singing mark the third phase of his working life. Originally employed as […]

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  • Jim James “Wowed Out” – wow, wow, wow – unbelievable
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Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

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‘Fly‘ is the second single from Copper Viper, and is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Cut It Down, Count The Rings‘ which will hit the streets (and all streaming sites) in March.  There’s more than a […]
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Video: Mandolin Orange “Waltz About Whiskey

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A much underrated band with an excellent new album, Blindfaller, out soon.
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J.R. Harbidge “Long Black River”

June 2, 2021 0
Black Country americana really should be a ‘thing’. Given the number of new routes to market largely created as a result of that wondrous invention, t’Interweb, it is little wonder that so many artists – new […]

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