Graeme Tait

artwork for Man The Lifeboats album "Soul Of Albion"

Man The Lifeboats “Soul Of Albion”

October 28, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Excellent sophomore album from London Celtic / Punk band, full of high-octane Folk and dark rumination. Six years on from their formation and with a cannon of work that already includes an EP and live album […]

artwork for Gretchen Peters album "Blackbirds"

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 5 – Gretchen Peters “Blackbirds” (2015)

October 17, 2022 Graeme Tait 2

Gretchen Peters’ contribution to the singer-songwriter craft through the twenty-first century has few if any peers, such is the cannon of her work and the quality of her albums, peaking with the award winning, ‘Blackbirds’ in 2015. […]

Galvezton “Persevere”

October 17, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Change in name marks sharp change in musical direction from songwriter from Galveston via Nicaragua. Robert Kuhn has been part of the Galveston music scene since arriving from Nicaragua back in 2012, recording two albums under […]

art work for Midway Fair album "The Habit Of Fear"

Midway Fair “The Habit Of Fear”

October 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Enjoyable album marks return after eleven year hiatus for band from Baltimore. With, ‘The Habit Of Fear’, Baltimore’s Midway Fair finally deliver their fourth album more than a full decade after their last official release, ‘The […]

The Other Side Of Me: Graeme Tait goes back to where his musical journey really began with Genesis’s “Trick Of The Tail”

October 11, 2022 Graeme Tait 2

Everyone’s musical odyssey is unique, influenced by the times, surroundings, possibly parents, siblings, or maybe even peers. However, what we all have in common are those key moments that are pivotal to both the development and […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

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 […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

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 […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

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 […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

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 […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

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. […]

Album Reviews

Oak Ridge Boys “Mama’s Boys”

November 26, 2024 0

After 50 years in the music industry – from recording 78s in the 1940s to performing at the funeral of a US President the Oak Ridge Boys say farewell with an album dedicated to good ole […]

Album Reviews

Katie Dahl “Wildwood” (Independent, 2019)

November 18, 2019 0

Katie Dahl’s fifth album ‘Wildwood’ is a very personal affair centred around Door County, Wisconsin where her family has lived for six generations. There are umpteen examples of songwriters paying homage to their homelands or hometowns. […]

Videos

Video: Steve Wallis “What it Takes”

February 28, 2024 0

A year after releasing his first full-length record, ‘Nothing Stays the Same Way for Long’, Steve Wallis released this brilliantly crafted single. ‘What it Takes’ manages to be both uplifting and bittersweet at the same time, […]

Articles by Graeme Tait

Man The Lifeboats “Soul Of Albion”

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 5 – Gretchen Peters “Blackbirds” (2015)

Galvezton “Persevere”

Midway Fair “The Habit Of Fear”

The Other Side Of Me: Graeme Tait goes back to where his musical journey really began with Genesis’s “Trick Of The Tail”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”