Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – September 2013

It’s another busy month for Liverpool Acoustic with the launch of the third Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge taking place during the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon (7th),  the return of Jon Gomm (12th), and a cracking lineup for our regular Liverpool Acoustic Live (27th). And as if that wasn’t enough to keep us busy, we’ve got the start of our brand new weekly Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic at Sound Food and Drink. Phew!

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC @ SOUND

Liverpool Acoustic is joining forces with Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street to bring you a new, weekly open mic night starting on Monday 2nd September. It’s free to attend, and performers get a free drink. The night will also feature a number of booked acts too. It takes place every Monday from 8pm to midnight, and if performers want to book a slot they can either turn up early or ask on the facebook event.

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SONGWRITING CHALLENGE
& LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON

The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2013 launches on the afternoon of Saturday 7th September between 1pm and 4pm at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street.

This is taking place at the same time as our semi-regular Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon which sees three booked acts plus first-come, first-served open mic slots.

We’ll have full details on the Liverpool Acoustic website in the next couple of days, and all the details (including how to enter and a copy of the rules) can be found at challenge.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC PRESENTS… JON GOMM

Jon Gomm returns to Liverpool on Thursday 12th September as part of his Secrets Nobody Keeps UK tour. The gig is taking place at LEAF on Bold St and features support from poet Klandestine (Tom Kwei). Doors open at 7.30pm and the event kicks off at 8.00pm. And just in case you were wondering, sorry but there are no tickets left.

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic Live this month sees one of our best lineups for a long time with Jo Bywater launching her new EP Chasing Tales alongside Liverpool Music Awards nominee Anna Corcoran, Chester-based dynamic duo Me and Deboe, and Manchester’s sweetheart Little Sparrow.

It all takes place at the View Two Gallery on the evening of Friday 27th September 2013.

Tickets are available in advance for £5 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £6 on the night. Doors open at the new time of 7.45pm, with the new start time of 8.15pm and a finishing time of 10.45pm.

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.

DIARY NEWS

If you can help us out by bringing us up to date, drop us a line using the ‘Contact‘ page. And if you have anything to add to the diary, just visit the ‘Diary‘ page and click the ‘Add Event’ button.

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• Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic @ Sound Food and Drink. It’s mentioned above and below so you really can’t miss it!
• Green Room Open Mic Night is a new, weekly event every Thursday at the The Green Room in Ormskirk. Hosted by Where’s Sioux?, it starts at 9pm, runs through to 1am, and is free to attend. More info on facebook.
• Mojotommy Open Mic is another new, weekly event every Thursday at The Fulwood Arms in Aigburth. Hosted by Tommy Kavanagh (Mojo Tommy), it starts at 8.30pm, runs through to midnight, and is free. Musicians get a free drink for having a go, and they can bring their own instrument or use one of the house instruments including guitars, bass, drums, piano, percussion, and full PA. More info on facebook.

SEPTEMBER 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.

• Sunday 1st – Threshold’s Big Day in the Park @ LIMF Bandstand, Sefton Park. Running from 12pm to 5pm, there’s music from Tom George, Bolshy, Science of the Lamps, and more. Details here.
• Monday 2nd – Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic @ Sound Food and Drink. 8pm start, free entry.
• Wednesday 4th – Carrie Rodriguez @ Grateful Fred’s (Formby). Another fantastic night at Grateful Fred’s with the welcome return of Carrie Rodriguez. Doors 8pm, 8.15pm start, tickets £8 from wegottickets.com
• Saturday 7th – Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge – launch event @ View Two Gallery. Runs at the same time at the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon from 1pm to 4pm, and is free to attend. The songwriting challenge is free to enter too.
• Sunday 8th – Folk in the Park MkIII @ Hesketh Park, Southport. Not to be confused with the Folk in the Park occasionally held in Birkenhead Park, this one runs from 1pm to 6pm and features (amongst others) Galloway, Clubert and Doyle, David Hirst, and The Huers. It’s free, and details can be found on facebook.
• Thursday 12th – Jon Gomm @ LEAF on Bold St. Doors 7.30pm, 8.00pm start. SOLD OUT
• Friday 13th – Swallow and the Wolf @ Acoustic Dustbowl – inspired by the likes of Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, Swallow and the Wolf visit the View Two Gallery, with support from house band The Southbound Attic Band. Tickets £5 from wegottickets.com
• Wednesday 18th – Buddy Mondlock @ Grateful Freds (Lomax) with support from Grateful Fred himself. Tickets only £3.50 in advance or £5 on the door.
  Friday 20th – Shangri La La La @ Unit 51. Thom Morecroft’s new monthly event features Tom George, Liam McClair, Dan Solan, The Hot Tamalas, and Nina Fian. It’s free and starts at 7pm. Details on facebook.
• Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd – From A Distance: Southport Americana Festival @ The Atkinson. Lineup includes Sarah McQuaid, The Carrivick Sisters, Peggy Seeger, Chastity Brown, Kelly Joe Phelps, Police Dog Hogan, and more. Full details here.
• Saturday 21st – Alun Parry album launch @ 81 Renshaw Street (Liverpool’s Arts Cafe). 7.30pm doors, 8.00pm start, tickets £5 advance from wegottickets.com The new album When The Sunlight Shines (Al’s first for four years!) will be on sale on the night for £10.
• Wednesday 25th – Blue Rose Code @ LEAF on Bold St – Mellowtone’s second gig of the new season sees Edinburgh-based Blue Rose Code (singer songwriter Ross Wilson) with support from Jay Nash, plus Beaten Tracks DJs. Details on facebook.
• Thursday 26th – In The Spotlight @ Rain Bar, Warrington. Vision4Dreams presents Kye Jones and Acoustic Ash, with Silver Lining and headliners The Fireflys. Tickets £5 from Ellie 07882 570832 and details on facebook and see the poster here.
• Friday 27th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ View Two Gallery – Jo Bywater EP launch, with Anna Corcoran, Me & Deboe, and Little Sparrow [Manchester]. 7.45pm doors, 8.15pm start, tickets £5 advance, £6 on the door.
• Saturday 28th – Lúnasa @ The Citadel. One of the finest traditional Irish instrumental bands of recent times, Lúnasa bring their contagious, foot-tapping Celtic folk to St Helens. More info here.

AND FINALLY…

Tickets are on sale now for next month’s Celebrating Subversion: The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow which returns to Sefton Park Palm House on Saturday 19th October with a new lineup. Joining trouble-maker-in-chief Leon Rosselson will be Reem Kelani, Frankie Armstrong, Sandra Kerr, and Jim Woodland. You can get your tickets online at wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or in person from News From Nowhere on Bold Street.

Talking of tickets, early-bird (sorry, ‘New Bird’!) tickets for Threshold Festival 2014 go on sale from today. Details at thresholdfestival.co.uk

The Merseyrail Sound Station competition closes at the end of September, so you’re only got a month left to try to win twelve months of music management and mentoring, plus a weekend of recording time. Full details can be found at merseyrailsoundstation.com/the-merseyrail-sound-station-prize

And finally, thanks to everyone who has sent congratulations following our Liverpool Music Awards win. We really do appreciate the support!

Graham – on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team

 

 

Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – September 2013