Everyone who’s anyone will be down at Hope Street this coming Sunday 21st September for the Hope Street Festival – or Hope Street Feast, as it’s called in some quarters.
The programme of events has (eventually) been published, and in addition to the stalls, guided tours of buildings, and street entertainers, there’ll also be a huge swadge of acoustic music going on throughout the day.
Full details of all of the events can be found at
MYRTLE STREET STAGE AREA
Open air stage and a seating area where you can enjoy the food you’ve bought from the markets along with a drink from the bar provided by the Phil.
11.30am Ceili Dance Workshop
12pm – 1pm Liverpool Irish Festival present a CEILI – Terry Coyne and friends play the tunes and call the dances to help you work up an appetite
1.30pm – 2.15pm Xander and the Peace Pirates have a bluesy and soulful sound. This Liverpool band play a thought-provoking, happy and inspiring mix of sixties and seventies influenced music.
2.20pm – 2.30pm MDI African Dance workshop performance
2.30pm – 3.15pm Gypsy Brothers: The Kensingston Czech Slovak Roma Band – Liverpool’s very own Gypsy masters make a welcome return.
3.20pm – 3.30pm MDI African Dance workshop performance
3.30pm – 4.45pm T & Latouche – Featuring T Carthy and Glen Latouche of the original reggae folk fusion band Edward II
The Phil’s jazz and roots café
At The Phil’s jazz and roots café your host for the day is singer, songwriter, award-winning playwright and all-round superstar Lizzie Nunnery who will be performing at 11.45am, 12.45pm, and an extended set at 3.45pm
Philharmonic Hall Rodewald Suite: Entrance on Sugnall Street, lift access via Stage Door, Caledonia Street
12.00 – 12.40 Benjamin Wetherill
Describing himself as ‘the Cliff Richard of folk’ this alternative singer sounds “like a nervous dandy being chased by a brass band” according to Timeout.
1pm – 1.40pm Essie Jain
London-born, New York-based Essie’s gentle, warm, open and intimate music sounds very British.
2pm – 3pm Jon Thorne Trio
Outstanding jazz trio led by former Lamb double bass-player
3.15pm – 3.45pm Liz Green
This Manchester-based singer-songwriter won Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition last year.
Everyman Bistro
Everyman Bistro is providing food and live music throughout the day. Enjoy regional dishes and products, choose from a range of Merseyside beers and taste a great variety of farm-made Lancashire cheese. Complement all this with a selection of the Bistro’s renowned salads and savouries or simply pop in for tea, coffee and a scone.
Live music at the Everyman Bistro:
12pm – 12.45pm Stoked
Blues from the Trent Delta and Smithdown bayous
1pm – 1.45pm Helen Maher
Accordionist extraordinaire
2pm – 2.45pm Terry Coyne and Friends
Liverpool’s finest Irish instrumentalist and accomplices
3pm – 3.45pm Oompah Band
The Phil’s brass section in steamy bierkeller action
4pm – 5pm Barry Sutton
Ex-La and current Mirrorball frontman and songwriter