Tom Bolton: guitar and vocals
Richard Grace: double bass
Influences
The Seekers, REM, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Cockburn, Radiohead, The Mamas and the Papas, Howard Jones, Neil Young, Eno, Jethro Tull, Sinead O'Connor, The Moody Blues, David Sylvian, Carole King, The Teardrop Explodes, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Korean Children's Choir, Al Stewart, Motorhead, China Crisis, Barry McGuire, Michael Nyman, The Durutti Column, Bread, The Reels, Boston, YMO, Cat Stevens, John McLaughlin, Low, my great-uncle George, etc.
Sounds Like
a guy playing guitar and singing, sometimes with other people helping out on other instruments.
Tom Bolton's music has possibly been influenced by everything he's ever heard, even if he wasn't paying attention. After thirty or so years writing songs, he finally put together an album of original tracks in 2003, called "Acoustic Caravan".
His second album "When I Cross the River" came along in 2007, recorded by Jeremy P Martin with a diverse collection of musicians adding various threads of sound around the core of vocals, acoustic guitar and Richard Grace's acoustic double-bass. Rambles review of "When I Cross the River"
His third album is currently being produced by Nick Charles, and all being well, should be ready early in 2010. It'll be called "Dreaming and Dancing".
"Tom Bolton has a talent for beautiful and interesting music with a melancholic flair."
Wildy Haskell -
Wildy's World
"Tom Bolton crafts folk-influenced songs with real wit and intelligence"
Anna Maria Stjärnell - Luna Kafe
"It grabs you before your intellect has a chance to kick in with its jaded analysis and sends you on a wave of daydreams."
Ighuaran - Music Zeitgeist
Hi Tom, Thank you very much for the add (and Sonicbids submission) and welcome to Inanna Naked, your music is certainly excellent, we have already included with pleasure a file card of Tom Bolton in the database. If you wish you can send your cds for inclusion in the database.
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hi Tom - dropped in to say hello and wish you all the best. fantastic that you're playing at the espy! Hope I can make it - will do my best! Cheers, Rosie
Tom! Thanks for the add, mate! Sitting here listening to your music off Airplay Direct, hard to pick just 4 from the lot. Good stuff! Welcome to the family!
Hey Tom. Sorry I missed your gig at the Clifton hill hotel this week. I've been really sick so couldn't make it. Hope it was a good night and I'll get to another gig sooN!
Help me Tom!!!!! I can't stop listening to your CD. "Silver" gets me every time,you and Jeremy really captured some magic there. All the Best from Cres
hey great tracks here mate - very musical - peaceful lyrics - give us a holla if you would like word on gigs - cheers Tonchi ps. make sure you tie that slack wire proper :)
hey tom good gig wednesday way back in 04 when i had that show in synergy i think you got a picture well i am sure of it but, i dont remember who it was of? was it mandy?
Lovely to meet you too! Glad you enjoyed my set the other week. Kath Triangle is a great asset! Your music is wonderful as is your voice. 'Silver' is my favourite. Beautiful.
Enjoyed playing in Woollongong with you,Tom. Someone is Brisbane reckons we ought to do a QLD tour together with another Melbournian sometime... hmm... what say you, I wonder...
Hi Tom, great to have you as a friend. Was nice to meet you at The Shack. We all enjoyed your set. Will try and catch up when we are down in Melb in Sept. Cheers, Trev
hi Tom - must be wonderful to be travelling and performing. hope you have a wonderful time playing all those places! Love your new ID photo.
blessings, rosie haden
