Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – June 2015

If the well-known show tune is to be believed, June is bustin’ out all over, although in this neck of the woods it seems to be bustin’ out with top class live music. Read on for a selection of what’s on offer this month, including the return of Martyn Joseph, and an extra-special Liverpool Acoustic Live featuring Tim Buckley’s lyricist Larry Beckett performing with the Long Lost Band.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC
@ SOUND FOOD AND DRINK

Liverpool Acoustic’s weekly open mic takes place every Monday at Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street. Alternate weeks are hosted by Liverpool Acoustic’s Three Minute Hero (Stuart Todd) and K’s Choice Acoustic (Derek King).

Each night starts at 8.30pm, runs through to 11.30pm, and features one or two booked acts alongside the open mic. Monday 1st June features Chris Callander and Hannah Kewn.

Musicians wishing to reserve an open mic slot can either turn up early and add their name to the list or request a slot online by posting on the facebook event page at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/events

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MARTYN JOSEPH @ LEAF

After his fantastic show in 2013 (read the review here), Martyn Joseph returns to Liverpool on Sunday 7th June for a solo show at LEAF on Bold St.

The musician dubbed the Welsh Springsteen and David Gray with b*alls will be performing a full show with no support.

Tickets are £16 (+ booking fee) in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or on the door. The doors open at 7.30pm and Martyn kicks off the night at 8.00pm.

COMPETITION – Liverpool Live TV are running a free draw to win a pair of tickets. Click here for more info, and read our full preview of the show here.

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

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC EXTRA

Liverpool Acoustic eXtra returns on Friday 12th June 2015 at the wonderful View Two Gallery.

Headlining the night will be alt Indie rockers The Buffalo Riot, with support from Three Minute Hero and Ade Jackson.

Tickets are available in advance for £5.00 (+50p booking fee) from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £6 on the door on the night.

Doors open at our regular time of 7.45pm with the music starting at 8.15pm.

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.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON

The ever-popular Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon is back!

It’s taking place on Saturday 13th June 2015 at our home on Mathew Street, the View Two Gallery. We’ve got music from two booked acts Sophie Anderson and Dogstar Rose, plus plenty of open mic slots to see us through from 1.00pm to 4.00pm.

The gallery is open from 12.00pm to 5.00pm serving tea, coffee, soft drinks, and alcohol from the bar on the top floor, and the event is a nice, relaxed way to spend a Saturday afternoon for music lovers of all ages.

You can join the facebook event at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/events where we’ll be taking advanced requests for open mic slots.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic Live is set to be an memorable night of live music and poetry with extra special guest Larry Beckett in one of only two UK shows.

Respected American poet Larry Beckett was Tim Buckley’s lyricist right up until Tom’s untimely death in 1975. Larry wrote the lyrics to Song to the Siren, first released on Buckley’s 1970 album Starsailor and subsequently covered by a diversity of stars including George Michael, Half Man Half Biscuit, Robert Plant, The Chemical Brothers, Sinéad O’Connor, and Bryan Ferry.

Larry Beckett will be reading some of his poetry and lyrics on the evening of Friday 26th June 2015 in the intimate performance space at Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery. Joining Larry will be The Long Lost Band who will be performing Song To The Siren, plus new song On The Hook. Larry wrote the lyrics for On The Hook in early summer 1975 but Tom died before composing the music. Four decades later Larry Beckett gave the lyrics to The Long Lost Band who completed the song and will be debuting it on the night at the View Two.

Supporting Larry and The Long Lost Band will be local singer-songwriter David James Robertson, plus duo Geoghegan Jackson.

Tickets are available now in advance for £7.00 (+70p booking fee) from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £8 on the door on the night.

Doors open at our regular time of 7.45pm with the music starting at 8.15pm sharp.

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.

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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.

All change…

• There are no changes that we know of to regular events

You say goodbye…

• Move along now, there’s nothing to see here…

And I say hello…! (hello, hello)

• The Writer’s Club made a welcome return last month in its new home The Observatory Bar at Greenland Street’s Constellations venue in the Baltic Triangle. It takes place every other Thursday from 8pm to 10.30pm and is free entry. The evening features three booked acts plus an open mic for singer-songwriters to perform original songs. The next one will be on 11th June and you’ll find the facebook event here.

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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.

• Wednesday 3rd – Grateful Fred presents Sarah Maisel and Craig Chee @ The Atkinson. Californian virtuoso musicians Sarah and Craig perform for Grateful Fred for the first time, with support from The Cottonmouth Cajun Ban, plus The Grateful Fred Band. Tickets here.
• Thursday 4th – Jackie Oates Band @ The Arts Centre, Edge Hill University – Winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Newcomer and Best Traditional Track, Jackie Oates has reinvigorated English folk music. Tickets £14/£12 from edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
• Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th – Wirral Folk Festival @ Whitby Sports and Social Club – read our preview here.
• Sunday 7th – Martyn Joseph @ Leaf  – The Welsh troubadour returns to Liverpool in a solo show on Bold Street. £7.30pm doors, 8.00pm start. £16 in advance or on the door.
• Friday 12th – Liverpool Acoustic eXtra @ View Two Gallery – Headlining are local alt-Indie rockers The Buffalo Riot, plus Ade Jackson and Three Minute Hero. Tickets £5 advance here.
• Saturday 13th – Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ View Two Gallery – Open mic from 1pm to 4pm, plus guests Sophie Anderson and Dogstar Rose. Free entry.
• Saturday 13th – Peggy Seeger & Neill and Calum MacColl @ Capstone Theatre –  80 years old and still going strong, legendary folk queen Seeger performs with sons Neill and Calum in support of her finest solo album to date – Everything Changes. Details on facebook here.
• Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th – Mellowtone in the Courtyard @ Farm Feast – check out the facebook page for details. Performances from The Midnight Ramble, ME and Deboe, Creaky Bones, Paul Wilkes, Kevin Critchley, and more.
• Wednesday 17th – The Parr Street Acoustic Sessions @ Studio 2 – Host Thom Morecroft introduces music from Ellie Rose Smith, Adam Danger Lewis, Emily Ayre, Hoxy More, Jay Rehm and more. Free entry from 7pm, details here.
• Thursday 18th – Peter Knight’s Gigspanner @ The Arts Centre, Edge Hill University. Legendary fiddle player Peter Knight (ex Steeleye Span) is joined by Roger Fleck on Guitar and Vincent Salzfaas on Percussion. Tickets £15/£14 from edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
• Thursday 18th – Tom Baxter @ Leaf – Performing in Liverpool as part of a 32 date European tour, Tom is supported by Gary Edward Jones. Tickets £15, details here.
• Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st – Africa Oyé @ Sefton Park – The UK’s largest free festival of African music returns to south Liverpool with a stellar lineup over two days. Full details from africaoye.com
• Tuesday 23rd – Acoustic & Poetry Night @ Poco Coffee Shop, Prescot – A one-off event from 7pm to 9pm as part of Prescot Festival. Performing will be Moss & Jones, Liverpool poet Steve Regan, and cast members of Midsummer Night’s Dream. The 2015 Short Story competition winner will also be announced on the night. Details and ticket link here.
• Friday 26th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ View Two Gallery. Tim Buckley’s lyricist Larry Beckett, with The Long Lost Band. Support from David James Roberston and Geoghegan Jackson. Details above.

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AND FINALLY…

The Liverpool Acoustic facebook page has just reached 2,000 likes. Many thanks to everyone who follows us on social media – we really appreciate it.

Did you know there’s a new feature that allows you to subscribe to our Facebook events? Simply visit our facebook event section and click the lovely ‘Subscribe’ button in the top right hand corner. When we post a new event you’ll now be the first to know about it!

You can find us on Facebook at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic (don’t forget to turn on notifications!) and you’ll find more up-to-date tweets and interesting retweets on Twitter at twitter.com/lpoolacoustic

Graham
– on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team

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Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – June 2015

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