Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – June 2013

June 2013 is set to be an exciting month with the return of the Liverpool Folk and Roots Festival starting on 20th June with Nancy Elizabeth at LEAF on Bold Street and ending on 6th July with a Ragtime closing party. Sandwiched inbetween are sea shanties and maritime songs with Hughie Jones and Lizzie Nunnery at the Nordic Church, acclaimed Welsh performer Martyn Joseph at the Palm House, BBC Radio 2 Folk Award double nominee Luke Jackson at the View Two, plus sessions, traditional Irish music, cajun, old-timey country, a children’s concert, and much more. The festival is run by the Family Folk-up guys and is supported by Arts Council England, Massive Technical Solutions, One Fell Swoop, and Liverpool Acoustic. We’ll tell you more about it closer to the time, and full details will be available at liverpoolfolkandroots.co.uk

At a time when Virgin Media Broadband is offering speeds of (up to…) 100Mb, enabling us to access super-fast online gaming (anyone for Pacman?) or download a whole movie in 1½ minutes (officially twice as fast as microwave porridge), it’s nice to know some people out there are keeping the traditions of physical media alive. Sevenstreets.com, the popular website that claims to know where you live, has just launched the first edition of The Sevenstreets Almanac, an engaging and entertaining read printed on real paper with real ink. It’s periodical, free, and available all over town. Meanwhile, Silent Sleep (the musical project of Christopher McIntosh) have launched their debut album Walk Me To The Sea which is only available in Limited Edition 12″ Honest-to-goodness Vinyl. If you fancy getting your hands on this not-so-compact disc then you’d better be quick as there are only 250 available. Details here.

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON

Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon returns to the View Two Gallery on Saturday 8th June 2013. From 1.00pm to 4.00pm we’ve got three booked acts plus our popular open mic. The open mic slots are 10 minutes each, and are available on the day on a first come, first served basis.

Our booked acts are

• 1pm – Derek King – local singer-songwriter and host of K’s Choice every Wednesday at the American Bar & Grill on Renshaw Street
• 2pm – Rachel Nicholas  – composer, singer, pianist and viola player who studied at Birmingham Conservatoire before discovering songwriting. Rachel will be performing on the View Two’s grand piano.
• 3pm – Matthew McGurty – folk and blues artist from Runcorn

This event is FREE and is perfect for the family on a Saturday afternoon. The bar will be open serving tea, coffee, soft drinks, plus alcohol.

You can join the facebook event at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/events

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC PRESENTS

Liverpool Acoustic has joined forces with Pipe Records to bring singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph to Liverpool for the first time in over nine years. The electrifying performer dubbed ‘the Welsh Woody Guthrie’ and ‘David Gray with b**ls’ is bringing his ‘Songs For The Coming Home’ tour to Sefton Park Palm House following the release of his new album of the same name. He’ll be joined on stage by special guest UK-based drummer and multi-instrumentalist Mason Neely who’s responsible for the big, lush arrangements on the album. Neely provides a fascinating and organic on-stage partnership with Joseph that’s not to be missed.

The concert takes place on Sunday 23rd June. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £15 in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic
Entry is £15 on the door only if there are any tickets left.

You can join the facebook event at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/events

All of our future live events can be found at liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/live and if you want to receive information about tickets before they go on general sale then sign up to our events publicity mailing list here.

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic Live this month is at the View Two Gallery, and takes place on Friday 28th June 2013.

Our very special guest this month is Luke Jackson, an 18 year old folk and roots singer from Canterbury who this year was nominated in two categories (Horizon Award and Young Folk Award) at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. As a 14 year old Luke played at our first ever Liverpool Acoustic Live back in February 2009 and has since grown into a fantastic singer, songwriter and guitarist who has toured with the likes of Martyn Joseph and the mighty Show of Hands.

Support on the night is from 18 year old singer, songwriter and pianist Luke Cusato who impressed us all with his performance at the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon in April.

Tickets are available in advance for £6 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £7.5 on the night.

Doors open at 8.00pm. The event starts at 8.30pm and goes through to 11.00pm.

You can join the facebook event at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/eventsftt

DIARY NEWS

If you know anything that’s out of date drop us a line using the ‘Contact‘ page. Also, if you have anything to add to the diary, just visit the ‘Diary‘ page and click the ‘Add Event’ button.

All change…

• Actually, this is only a slight change. The Everyman Folk Club meets every Wednesday night at Osqa’s and has recently moved into the Sports Bar (just down the road from Arena Bar). If you fancy joining in the fun, it kicks off at 8.30pm.

You say goodbye…

• Nothing to report here. Result!

And I say hello…!

• Liverpool Writers Block takes place on the third Tuesday of the month, from 7.30pm to 11pm at Lomax. It’s a mixture of booked acts, open mic, and musical jams, and is free. More details from Gary Maginnis on facebook. The next one is on Tuesday 18th May.
• The Forum takes place fortnightly on Sunday from 9pm to 2am at Chameleon Bar on Back Colquitt Street. It’s open to singers, songwriters, musicians, magicians, stand up comics, actors, film makers… in fact, anything goes. There’s a stage, mic, audience, projector and lots of support. They’ll also be showing short video trailers between acts, so if you want to plug your band, event or project then get in touch via their facebook page. The next one is on 9th June.
• The Over The Hill Mob play at Woodwards Wine Bar in Formby on the second Tuesday of every month, from 9pm to 11.30pm. This event is free.

JUNE DIARY SELECTION BOX

Here’s a selection of some of the acoustic events taking place this month. Click on the event in the diary for full details and links.

• Saturday 1st –  Alasdair Roberts @ Rodewald Suite – Former front man of Appendix Out, Glasgow-based Alasdair Roberts is a singer and acoustic fingerstyle guitarist known for interpreting and arranging traditional ballads. Support from Laura&Claire. Details from liverpoolphil.com
• Thursday 6th – Dan Haywood’s New Hawks @ LEAF on Bold St – brought to you by Mellowtone and Ceremony Concerts, with support from Ottersgear, Alex Gavaghan, plus Beaten Tracks DJs. Details on facebook.
• Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th – Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival @ Whitby Sports and Social Club, Ellesemere Port. Tickets are available here, and more details can be found in our article here.
• Saturday 8th – Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ View Two Gallery – 1pm to 4pm with booked acts and open mic. Perfect for a Saturday afternoon!
• Wednesday 12th – Lynne Hanson @ Grateful Fred’s – A week later than normal, Grateful Fred presents Canadian folk/roots/country artist Lynne Hanson, with support from the Goat Roper Band and Grateful Fred. Details here, and ticket £7.50 here.
• Friday 14th – Eric Brace & Peter Cooper @ View Two Gallery – Acoustic Dustbowl’s special guests return to the View Two after a cracking show last year for Liverpool Acoustic. Support on the night is from the Southbound Attic Band. Tickets for this are sure to sell fast, and are available in advance from here.
• Saturday 15th – Shannen Bamford ‘Paper Planes’ EP Launch @ Heebie Jeebies basement – support is from Vanessa Murray, Just By Chance, and Thom Morecroft. Tickets £3 in advance, £3 on the door. Facebook event here.
• Thursday 20th – Tilt Shift Music official launch party @ Kazimier Gardens – This free event runs from 6pm to 10pm and features Ali Ingle, The Swapsied, Luke Cusato, Richard Francis, Thomas McConnell, and The Mersey Belles. Details here.
• Friday 21st – The Bulbs ‘Bulb On’ CD launch @ The Capstone – Classical acoustic guitarist Neil Campbell launches the new album from The Bulbs, a tour-de-force of cyclical time signatures, electronic textures, dark conceptual speech samples, and prog melodic-ism. £5 admission on the door, details on facebook.
• Sunday 23rd – Martyn Joseph @ Sefton Park Palm House, with special guest Mason Neely. Tickets £15 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic
• Friday 28th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ View Two Gallery – Rising star of the folk world, Canterbury’s 18 year old Luke Jackson returns to the View Two four years after first playing for us, with support from Luke Cusato. Details on facebook.
• Sunday 30th – Zanzibar Acoustic Music Festival @ The Zanzibar – Starting at 2pm and running through to 10.30pm(ish) this event is only £2 on the door and features the likes of Seven Years Behind, Jessica West, Elijah James, Shoes4brakes, and many more. The lineup and timings can be found here.

AND FINALLY…

We’ve got exciting news coming up about the return of Celebrating Subversion: The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow to Sefton Park Palm House this Autumn. If you want to be the first to hear about it and to get your hands on tickets before they go on general sale then make sure you’ve signed up to our event PR mailing list by clicking here.

Next month we should have news (fingers crossed) about the return of another of our favourite festivals, Above The Beaten Track, plus details of Liverpool Acoustic’s involvement in the Liverpool International Music Festival in August.

Congratulations to The Caledonia after they received news last month that the pub has been saved from closure and that the long term future has been secured. Also, congratulations to Woodwards Wine Bar on their 10th anniversary – here’s to the next ten!

Finally, all of us at Liverpool Acoustic would like to wish Vinny and Luan Lawrenson-Woods all the very best as they move to the other side of the planet to start a new life in Sydney, Australia. With Culturepool, Vinny and Luan have contributed a huge amount to the cultural landscape of the city, and will be sadly missed. Above The Beaten Track won’t be the same without you!

Graham – on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team

Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – June 2013