Mellowtone’s first venture of 2011 hits town on Thursday 26th January when one of Liverpool’s best Americana and Rockabilly outfits Mike Badger and the Shady Trio headline the gig at The Shipping Forecast on Slater Street.  Support is from Copenhagen’s Billie Van, and top Liverpool bluesman SJ Downes. Plus the ever-reliable Beaten TracksContinue Reading

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #37January 2011 1. Zoe Mulford – Welcome In Another Year 2. Property of Nadya Shanab – Cairo’s Minarets 3. Ste Hedley – Love Gone Wrong 4. Northerndaze – Gypsy Girl Download the show for free  (right-click to download) Or listen online belowhttp://itsafrogslife.net/podcast/player/player.swf (not available for email subscribers) ThisContinue Reading

“Snow is falling all around us. Children playing, having fun. It’s the season – love and understanding. Merry Christmas everyone.”Apt words there from one of our greatest living philosophers, S Stevens.What Shaky failed to point out, however, is that it’s also the season for Liverpool Acoustic to take a well-earnedContinue Reading

Local singer/songwriter Lizzie Nunnery has been a busy girl this year. Not only has she launched her excellent debut album Company of Ghosts (review here), performed at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall for the Liverpool Irish Festival’s Irish Sea Sessions (review here, and jetted off to South America to run internationalContinue Reading