Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – March 2016
Thank you to everyone who came along to Liverpool Acoustic Live’s 7th birthday last month. It was an extra special night with wonderful set from Maria Silker, Miriam Crespo (with Chris Heath) and Little Sparrow (with Jonny Lexus), and the current exhibition of bird paintings by Anthony Smith was the icing on the cake.
In March we’re taking a rare break from our monthly View Two Gallery showcase to concentrate on the Liverpool Acoustic Festival on 18th and 19th, and Threshold at the beginning of April. There are plenty of other events going on too, so why not head out and support live music where you are?
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC
@ SOUND FOOD AND DRINK
Our weekly Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic takes place every Monday at Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street. The venue has a fine selection of drinks plus some of the best handmade pizza in town, and is a perfect setting for live music.
The first Monday of the month is hosted by Liverpool Acoustic’s Three Minute Hero (Stuart Todd), with K’s Choice Acoustic (Derek King) hosting the second and third Monday of the month. We’ll be co-opting in guest hosts for each fourth Monday of the month so if you fancy your hand at this then give us a shout on our facebook page.
Each night starts at 8.30pm, runs through to 11.30pm, and features one or two booked acts alongside the open mic. 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
Our next one is on Monday 7th March 2016 and it would be great to see as many of you there as possible.
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL 2016
Liverpool Acoustic is taking part in the Liverpool Acoustic Festival for the second year. Last time round we hosted the bar stage at the Unity Theatre. This year we’re going up in the world (literally!) as we more up to the Unity’s flexible performance space Unity 2 to join our friends at Liverpool Live TV. The musicians will be performing in an intimate ‘in the round’ setting, with opportunities for audience members to ask questions at the end of each set.
On Friday 18th March we’ve got Karen Turley and Joe Topping, with Saturday 19th March seeing Caroline England, Niamh Jones, Maria Silker, and Roxanne de Bastion. We’re also hosting a discussion panel around the topic ‘Female is not a genre’ – looking at women in the music industry – with panel members Kaya Herstad Carney, Jo Bywater, and Roxanne de Bastion.
Day and weekend tickets are available from liverpoolphil.com
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.
You say goodbye…
- Alicia’s Attic no longer takes place at The Attic every Tuesday night, although if you’d like your regular fix of the lovely Dogstar Rose then look no further than the first of the new events below!
…and I say hello!
- Holding Court Open Mic takes place every Friday in The Courtroom Cafe at The Atrium, 61 Victoria Street. It’s hosted by Dogstar Rose and runs from 8.00pm to midnight, with laid back acoustic performances from ‘drop ins’ and ‘invited guests’. There’s a PA with full back line, and you can find more information at facebook.com/thecourtroomcafe
- Ameriesko Open Mic @ Hatton Garden takes place every Thursday evening at the new chain’s Hatton Garden site (formally Central Perk), starting Thursday 3rd March. It’s hosted by Vanessa Murray and runs from 7.00pm to 11.00pm. To book a place contact the venue on facebook, or just turn up. There’s a keyboard provided, but you’ll need to bring any other instruments you need. Each performer gets a free drink.
- Ameriesko Open Mic @ Bold Street takes place every Tuesday in March from 7.00pm to 11.00pm, and is hosted by Andy Pink. It’s a new venue testing the water, so why not go along, take part, and encourage them to keep it going into April and beyond?
- Blues Harp Wirral takes place from 7.30pm to 10.00pm on the last Sunday of the month at The Wallaseyans Club. This is an opportunity for blues harp players of all abilities to meet, talk and play with other players. There will be other acoustic instruments (e.g. guitar, percussion) to provide backing. You will need to bring at least a diatonic harmonica (usually in the key of C). £3 entry pays for the room hire. Full details from Full details at horvience.com/blues-harp-wirral or follow the group at facebook.com/BluesHarpWirral
- Original Music Night takes place on the third Monday of every month at The Junction Pub upstairs function room in Rainford. It runs from 9.00pm to 11.45pm and is a showcase for original music only, performed in any format. The event is streamed live via ustream and within 10 minutes of finishing their performance each act will receive a CD of the streamed video file. Depending on the amount of artists present on the night each act gets to perform 3 – 6 songs. PA, stage, lights and sound engineer are provided although any bands wishing to perform must arrive between 7 – 8pm to set up. More information from junctionpubrainford.co.uk
MARCH 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 2nd – Grateful Fred presents Woody Pines @ The Atkinson -Maverick magazine praised the last album as “an intoxicating blend of rural and urban stringband, country blues, ragtime and jug band music”, and after they appeared before him at the big Nelsonville Folk & Blues Festival, Billy Joe Shaver, the top gun Outlaw Country legend came on stage and declared: “They’re the best damn band I’ve ever heard!” . Supporting Rod will be Alun Parry plus hosts hosts Grateful Fred. Tickets are available from The Atkinson here.
- Friday 4th – Acoustic Dustbowl @ The View Two Gallery – Returning for a one-off, Acoustic Dustbowl presents a double-header with The Rosellys and Hannah Rose Platt. Tickets are only £5 in advance from wegottickets.com
- Thursday 10th – Steve Knightley “All At Sea” Tour @ Christ the King Social Club, Childwall. One of the stalwarts of the modern folk scene, here’s a rare chance to see Steve Knightley performing solo in Liverpool. 7.30pm start, and tickets are £16. Tickets available from Lesley Scholes on 0151 280 9394
- Monday 14th – Grateful Fred Cafe Sessions presents Lowri Evans @ Café d’Art – One of Bob Harris’s favourite singers and already hailed by “Rock’n’Reel Magazine” as producing one of the albums of the year, Lowri possesses a fantastic voice and has performed at some of the most prestigious venues. Tickets for this intimate evening are just £10 from Grateful Fred on 0797 077 4618 or online from wegottickets.com
- Friday 18th & Saturday 19th – Liverpool Acoustic Festival @ The Unity, the Music Room (Liverpool Phil), and various venues along Hope Street. Full details from liverpoolacousticfestival.co.uk
- Saturday 26th – Big Easter Weekend Special @ Thornton Hough Village Club & Bar – John Jenkins hosts a special night with performances from David Nixon, Denis Parkinson, Only Child, Chris Callander and Steve Thompson. It kicks off at 7.00pm and details can be found on facebook.
- Sunday 27th – Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro @ Music Room – The supremely talented acoustic roots and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Martin Harley returns to Liverpool on Easter Sunday, this time to the new Music Room. This time round he’s touring with Daniel Kimbro on upright bass. Tickets are available from liverpoolphil.com
AND FINALLY…
We’re really excited about some of the events coming up later this year, including our first gigs at the Liverpool Phil’s fantastic new Music Room. If you want to hear about them before anyone else then sign up to our Event Mailing List by clicking here.
Graham
– on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team
Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – March 2016
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