Lyndon Bolton

Essentials: The Top 10 Emmylou Harris Albums

January 26, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 3

Since dropping out of her drama scholarship at the University of North Carolina and drawn by the songs of Seeger, Dylan and Baez to play the coffee shops of Greenwich Village during the 1960s folk boom, […]

Last Year’s Man “Time Is A Sparrow”

January 3, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

Textures of sound wrap a muse around the emotions. On listening to his collection of absorbing contemplation Tyler Fortier’s moniker undersells him. His ability to express his deepest thoughts with all their tales of what was, […]

Classic Clips: Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Band “Grand Mamou” – Girl George TV Show, San Francisco, October 1978

December 9, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Habitués of ‘Cajun Corner’ may well be familiar with accordionist Ida Lewis Guillory, or ‘Queen Ida’ as she is better known. Ida Lewis was born in 1929 at Lake Charles, Louisiana. When she was ten her […]

Live Review: Cowboy Junkies, Royal Festival Hall, London – 27th November 2022

December 7, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 9

If there was an award for the most understated arrival on stage Cowboy Junkies would be strong contenders. For a show of such total immersion into a deep well of genres, whether their own material or […]

Elizabeth Moen “Wherever You Aren’t”

December 5, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Reflecting on life through indie rock, folk and soul. Less americana and more indie rock, pop, folk with a generous measure of soul this is a record of big sound. Dipping back only occasionally to the […]