Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • Archive
      • Americana Bedrock
      • Americana Roots
      • AmericanA to Z
      • A Night to Remember
      • Dirty Dozens
      • Home Life
      • I Write the Songs
      • Lost Albums
      • Political Pops
      • Shuffle
      • Small Venue Heroes
      • Studio Life
      • The Other Side of Me
      • The Twang Factor
      • Top 10 Americana Albums Ever
      • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
      • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
      • Unsung Heroes
      • Van Life
      • Whatever Happened To…
      • What Should I Do…
      • WITATA
    • Anniversary Cheers
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • Vox Continental
  • Podcast
  • Forum
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Review submission FAQ
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Daily Digest Sign-Up
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Privacy Policy
Our latest posts
  • [ March 24, 2026 ] The Montvales “Path Of Totality” Album Reviews
  • [ March 24, 2026 ] Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album News
  • [ March 24, 2026 ] Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie” Album Reviews
  • [ March 24, 2026 ] Tony Trischka And Billy Strings “Gentle On My Mind” – the ever calming balm of banjo News
  • [ March 24, 2026 ] Video Premiere: Dean Owens “Face The Storm (The Buffalo)” Videos
HomeAuthorsLyndon Bolton

Articles by Lyndon Bolton

About Lyndon Bolton
Writing about americana, country, blues, folk and all stops in between
Album Reviews

The Salt Collective “Life”

June 6, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
A torrent of indie power pop. ‘Life’ surges with indie, pop and rock, rich with melodies, hooks and choruses. Described as an “international supergroup” The Salt Collective combines the 1980s French band Salt who are Stéphane […]
Album Reviews

Bob Martin “Seabrook”

May 31, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 2
“He could have been bigger than Dylan”. Among the 1970s singer/songwriters we have lost over the past year or so there is a name that passed with scarcely a mention outside his own circle of friends. […]
Interviews

Interview: Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz on the current state of US-German Relations

May 15, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
Keeping the spirit and artistry of Peter Cooper alive. Before they embark on a tour of England Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz spoke to AUK’s Lyndon Bolton on a three-way Zoom call. Though both live in […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Steve Earle & The Dukes “Ghosts of West Virginia”

May 10, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
Classic americana frequently involves a cause. And who better than Steve Earle to take up a cause? That’s what playwrights Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen thought when writing ‘Coal Country’, a play about a mining disaster. […]
Album Reviews

Adam Beattie “Live At The Old Church”

April 26, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
An uplifting evening of roots balladry. Live albums often get a bad name. At worst they can be a filler to meet a release contract, substandard sound due to venue, too long, the list goes on. […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 13 14 15 … 36 »

Recent Forum Posts

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits

    By Joe Nathan , 12 hours ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Jimmy Buffett - A1A

    By Joe Nathan , 15 hours ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Chris Knight - Chris Knight

    By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever

    By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Old 97s - Too Far to Care

    By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi

    By Joe Nathan , 4 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac

    By Joe Nathan , 4 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Wilco - summerteeth

    By Joe Nathan , 5 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun

    By Joe Nathan , 5 days ago

our latest posts

artwork for The Montvales album "Path Of Totality"

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

Album Reviews
March 24, 2026 0

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

News
March 24, 2026 0
Art work for Andy Thomas album "Highway Junkie"

Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”

Album Reviews
March 24, 2026 0

Tony Trischka And Billy Strings “Gentle On My Mind” – the ever calming balm of banjo

News
March 24, 2026 0

Video Premiere: Dean Owens “Face The Storm (The Buffalo)”

Videos
March 24, 2026 0
artwork for The Montvales album "Path Of Totality"
Album Reviews

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

March 24, 2026 0
Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]
News

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

March 24, 2026 0
Pat Carter, singer/songwriter of acclaimed alt-country band Rodeo FM, and his partner in crime, Luis de Cicco, head man of hill country blues combo Caboose, will hit the road again in April 2026, promoting their new […]
Art work for Andy Thomas album "Highway Junkie"
Album Reviews

Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”

March 24, 2026 0
A big-hearted, big guitar album that will leave a smile on your face. Andrew Thomas Trongone has chosen to record and release his debut album after a couple of years away from music, having realised he […]

  • The Montvales “Path Of Totality”
  • Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album
  • Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”
  • Tony Trischka And Billy Strings “Gentle On My Mind” – the ever calming balm of banjo
  • Video Premiere: Dean Owens “Face The Storm (The Buffalo)”
  • Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup
  • Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”
  • For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”
  • Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”
  • Jack Studer “Falling Forward”
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Keith Hughes: Those were the days mid 2000’s. Marah killed it every night. Never cruised. Thanks to many SXSW trips and uk…
  • Mike Ritchie: The range of styles makes for an intriguing collection. One of the best releases of 2026 so far.
  • Paul Kerr: Andy's review is here... https://americana-uk.com/various-artists-i-will-swim-to-you-a-tribute-to-jason-molina

Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2
At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

You may have missed…

Album Reviews

Lisa Akuah “Golden Seams”

July 2, 2025 0
A refreshing perspective and a unique voice helps “Golden Seams” stand out from a slew of similar singer-songwriter offerings. “Everything that left a crack in me / A break / A gap / A piece amiss […]
Videos

Video: Banty Holler “Hit This Chord”

May 6, 2022 0
There’s such a great foot-tapping rhythm in this song from Banty Holler, recorded live at Remco Zwinkels’ studio.  Banty Holler is a musical project that has at times been a trio and occasionally a solo act.  […]
News

Joe Henry announces new album and releases title track

December 12, 2022 0
Joe Henry has announced a new album, ‘All The Eye Can See‘ which is set to be released on January 27th, 2023 on earMUSIC. This will be the three-time Grammy winner’s sixteenth solo album. The album […]

© Americana UK 2026, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool