Graeme Tait

Live Review: Lynne Hanson, Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 2nd April 2022

April 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Learning to appreciate that which has been taken away from us is a lesson we’ve all had to learn in one way or another over the last couple of years, but the taste is all the […]

artwork for Jesse Winchester "Jesse Winchester"

Classic Americana Albums: Jesse Winchester “Jesse Winchester”

April 6, 2022 Graeme Tait 2

“You can’t talk about the best songwriters and not include him.” That headline above might seem like a bold statement, but when you realise those words came from none other than the Nobel Prize winner for Literature, […]

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Good Looks “Bummer Year”

April 6, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Promising debut suggests future looks good for Austin based quartet. Back when the world seemed a simpler place, a debut album was seen as the first opportunity for a new artist or band to start finding […]

artwork for Band of Horses album "Things Are Great".

Band of Horses “Things Are Great”

March 11, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Horses return to form with a more rugged, less sonically sounding sixth. During the lyrics to ‘Crutch‘, the first single from the new Band of Horses album, ‘Things Are Great’, Ben Bridwell sings initially about a time, “When […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Graeme Tait

March 10, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Well how about that! Barely had time to stretch my feet out under the AUK’s staff writers desk and certainly before I’ve earned any stripes and here I am entrusted with the job of compiling my […]

Jim James “Wowed Out” – wow, wow, wow – unbelievable

August 10, 2026 0

We’re giving ourselves an easy start to the week – after the heatwave hell of the weekend we think we deserve it – by starting with a song by an artist we can confidently say “needs […]

Video Premiere: Brock Davis “All of You”

August 10, 2026 0

Here’s the latest single from Santa Cruz, California-based singer-songwriter Brock Davis. As soon as All of You opens with quivering slide guitar, followed by tinkling keys, it’s clear that this is a song with melody at […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

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