Lyndon Bolton

Michelle Rivers “Chasing Somewhere”

July 18, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Tales of people and places in America’s north west The lines, “I’m going west, west, west with you my love/ ‘Cause that’s what’s best for us right now” not only start the album’s opener, ‘Going West’, but […]

Live Review: Rod Picott, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – July 3rd, 2022

July 11, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

In a recent interview with AUK ahead of his UK tour Rod Picott’s enthusiasm for getting back out playing came across loud and clear. Even on the penultimate date of his UK tour, after a day […]

Fellow Pynins “Lady Mondegreen”

June 30, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Sensitive crafting of original folk for a new generation. At first glance the appeal of an album of reworked traditional music might be limited only to the folk purist. But if applied to this second release […]

Shearwater “The Great Awakening”

June 17, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

A profound meditation of the natural world. Album titles can range from the blindingly obvious to totally obscure and sometimes seem to have been created as an afterthought. Not so Shearwater’s ‘The Great Awakening’. As with […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Lyndon Bolton

June 9, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 1

When compiling my ‘Top Ten Ever’ list I spent surprisingly little time ruminating how and what to include. Instead, I just came up with ten albums that for various reasons have made a deep impression on […]