June 2011 sees Merseyside’s biggest folk festival – Wirral Folk On The Coast Festival – starting on 23rd June. There’s plenty of fun stuff for all the family, and much of it is free. If you missed the original news item about it you can find it here.
Also coming our way this month is Africa Oyé on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June. The great news is that they’ve managed to secure some additional funding which means they not longer have to charge an entry fee – yes, that’s right, it’s FREEE! www.africaoye.com
And don’t forget the Angel’s Field Festival is taking place on three of the four Sundays in June at Liverpool Hope’s Creative Campus in Everton. Details here.
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC EXTRA
June’s Liverpool Acoustic eXtra takes place on Friday 10th June, and is set to be a real cracker! We’ve got not one, but two headline acts with Katy Lied performing a rare acoustic set ahead of the launch of their third studio album, and Gavin Kaufman, former front man from GK and the Renegades, playing for us at the View Two for the first time. The full lineup is:-
- Katy Lied (acoustic)
- Gavin Kaufman
- plus The Good Intentions
- and Tom George
More details to follow on the news and reviews page soon.
Entry on the door will be £5, but you’ll save money by ordering tickets in advance for £4 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic
Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm. The night finishes by 11.15pm.
Join the facebook event here and post your thoughts ahead of the gig.
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE
June’s Liverpool Acoustic Live takes place on Friday 24th June, and sees the return of David Gibb and the Pony Club after their fantastic gig for us last year. Since then David has been busy touring and recording new songs, and was nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award earlier this year. Also playing on the night will be the lovely Laura James, and the equally lovely (can we say that about a bloke?) Ian Dunn.
- David Gibb and the Pony Club
- Laura James
- Ian Dunn
More details to follow on the news and reviews page later in the month. However, tickets are already on sale and can be bought for £5 in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or on the door for £6.
Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm. The night finishes by 11.15pm.
Facebook event is here.
DIARY NEWS
Here at Liverpool Acoustic HQ we are constantly amazed when a new event pops into our in-box. This really shows the strength of the local acoustic music scene and Liverpool and Merseyside’s wider music community. Who needs Eurovision, eh?
All change…
- Col and Fieldy’s open mic have moved from The Jac and has found a new home in Lennon’s Bar. It’s still every Thursday from 10pm until late.
- Game@Bad Format has moved and from Friday 10th June will be Good Friday’s at The Cellar, a new club under Santa Morelia on Stanley Street (Victoria Street end). It’s one acoustic act and five bands, all for £3 in advance or £4/5 on the door. Doors open 7.30pm and it goes through to midnight.
- Sunday Service has also moved from Bad Format to Santa Morelia on Stanley Street. It’s every Sunday (we think…) and is free. 7pm start.
You say goodbye…
- Virginia’s Acoustic Haze at Ye Cracke has come to an end. Actually, it’s sort of ‘on hold’ as Virginia is going to be away for a couple of months. Here’s hoping the event returns when she does.
And I say hello…
- Last month we told you about a beer and acoustic music festival at the Bierkeller. The great news is that they’ve started their own monthly open mic (yes, more beer and music!) on the last Monday of every month.
JUNE DIARY SELECTION BOX
Here’s a selection of acoustic events coming your way in June. Click on the event in the diary for full details and links.
- Wednesday 1st – Last ever Dead Good Poets Society open floor poetry night at the Third Room of the Everyman Bistro. OK, so it’s not acoustic music but we thought it deserved a mention in passing. Details can be found here.
- Friday 3rd – Liver Coustic @ Basement 20 – open mic hosted by Guy Taunton, back after last month’s unfortunate cancellation.
- Saturday 4th – Culture Crawl @ Liverpool City Centre – the first ever Culture Crawl meets at the suitcase sculpture on Hope Street and tours the city centre’s open spaces with musicians, poets, dancers and comedians. Artists include Bombshell, Michael Edwards, Tom George, Evil Piccolo, and more. Full details here.
- Saturday 4th – Judy Collins @ Stanley Theatre – read all about it here.
- Sunday 5th – Angel’s Field Festival @ Liverpool Hope’s Creative Campus (Everton) – details here. Lizzie Nunnery, Dogstar Rose, Helen Maher, Megan Dooley, Mark Byrne, Simon Cousins
- Friday 10th – Liverpool Acoustic eXtra @ The View Two Gallery, with Katy Lied, Gavin Kaufman, The Good Intentions, and Tom George. Details here.
- Sunday 12th – Angel’s Field Festival – details here. Ogo, Perri Alleyne-Hughes, Neil Campbell, Paul Kappa, Kaya, Mark Delaney
- Friday 17th – Pierre Bensusan @ The Rodewald Suite (Liverpool Phil) – voted Best World Music Guitar Player – details here
- Saturday 18th – The Kazimier Krunk Fiesta and Bull Run @ The Kazimier – Three stages, including acoustic garden stage featuring the likes of Simon Knighton, The Random Family, MOA, Nouveau Django and more. Details here.
- Wednesday 22nd – Prescot Festival Acoustic Extravaganza @ The Old Mill – 7.30pm to 11pm, free entry
- Friday 24th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ The View Two Gallery, with David Gibb and the Pony Club, Laura James, and Ian Dunn. Details here.
- Saturday 25th – Land of the Rising Sun @ The Pilgrim. An acoustic mini-fest to raise money for Japan. 3pm to 11pm – 15 artists back to back for £5. Details here.
- Sunday 26th – Angel’s Field Festival – details here. Rae Clarke, Jeff Jepson, Stuart Todd, Greedy Jesus, David Harbottle, Rachael Dunn.
- Monday 27th – Open Mic @ Bier Keller – acoustic music and real ale, what’s not to like? 8pm to 11pm – free entry
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