Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – August 2014

August 2014 is a busy month for music in the city of Liverpool, and here at Liverpool Acoustic we’re playing our part. In addition to our regular monthly Liverpool Acoustic Live event (22nd) we’re taking part in the Liverpool International Music Festival with the Liverpool Acoustic Garden at the Bluecoat (23rd & 24th) and the return of Above the Beaten Track (30th) also at the Bluecoat.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic Live for Friday 22nd August 2014 sees the return of local favourites TJ & Murphy who’ll be bringing their distinct brand of dual guitar and vocal harmony to the intimacy of Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery.

Joining the boys on the night will be special guest Adrian Nation from Essex whose singing, songwriting and guitar playing will compliment TJ & Murphy’s music perfectly. Completing the lineup is local band Mojo Storm who impressed the audience when they played at the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon in June with their African-inspired songs and rhythms.

Tickets are available now in advance for £5 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £6 on the night. Doors open at 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  GARDEN

Liverpool Acoustic will once again be joining forces with the Bluecoat and the Liverpool International Music Festival to bring you two afternoons of chilled-out acoustic music that we call the Liverpool Acoustic Garden.

It’s taking place from 12pm to 4pm on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August 2014 in the garden at the Bluecoat, and features fourteen fantastic local performers with a couple of visitors thrown in for good measure. If last year’s event is anything to go visitors to the Bluecoat are in for a real treat.

The lineup is as follows…

Saturday 24th August 2013
12.00pm – The Big I Am
12.30pm – Adrian Nation [Essex]
1.00pm – Simon Cousins
1.30pm – Roxanne de Bastion [London]
2.00pm – Mark Byrne
2.30pm – SheBeat
3.00pm – The Southbound Attic Band
3.30pm – John Chatterton

Sunday 25th August 2013
12.00pm – Mary McCombs
12.30pm – John Hall
1.00pm – Freda and the High Tides
1.30pm – Derek King
2.00pm – Tom George
2.30pm – Shoes4Brakes
3.00pm – Chris Callander
3.30pm – Jonathan Tarplee

As the date approaches you can find out more on the facebook event pages at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/events

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ABOVE THE BEATEN TRACK

Above the Beaten Track, the free, one-day festival of grass-roots music and art, returns to the Bluecoat after a two year absence and is bigger and brighter than ever. In addition to Mellowtone, Beaten Tracks, Liverpool Acoustic, and the Bluecoat, new partners this year include the Liverpool International Music Festival, Rebel Soul, Threshold, Merseyrail Sound Station, and more. We’ll be announcing the bands and musicians in the coming weeks, so stay tuned to our twitter feed @AboveTheBeatenT and the website abovethebeatentrack.co.uk for the latest news.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC @ SOUND

Liverpool Acoustic’s weekly Open Mic is taking a break during August.

We’ll be back on Monday 1st September at Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street with our first birthday bash and a new co-host. We’ll tell you more about it closer to the time.

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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…

• The weekly open mic jam night at The Swinging Arm in Birkenhead have moved from Monday and now takes place every Tuesday from 8.00pm.
• Cohesion Night of Music have moved from The Pilgrim to its new home in The Town Hall, Wavertree. It’s still on the third Friday of the month and is still only £3 on the door for some great booked acts. Details can be found at celticbazaar.eu

You say goodbye…

• One More For The Road weekly open mic at The Hatch (Hopscotch) has come to an end. There’s still plenty of great music happening at the venue though so check them out on Facebook.
• The weekly open mic on Mondays at the Bird I’th Hand pub in St Helens is no longer taking place.
• Sunday’s Reason open mic on alternate Mondays at The Pilot Boat, New Brighton is no longer taking place.
• The Kroaky Open Mic at The Royal Oak in Aughton no longer takes place every Tuesday. See below for details of a new Kroaky night!

And I say hello…!

• There’s now a weekly Kroaky Open Mic at The Weld Blundell pub in Lydiate every Friday. It’s hosted by Carla, starts at 9pm, and is free to attend to take part or just watch.

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AUGUST 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 3rd – Strings and Things @ Studio 2, Parr Street. Headlining are The Roscoes who are joined on the night by Tiz McNamara, Paul Straws, and Kate Hazeldine. Doors 7.3pm and every penny of the £2 entry fee goes to the artists. Details on facebook here.
• Wednesday 6th – Grateful Fred presents Thea Hopkins @ The Atkinson – with support from the Grateful Fred Band. Tickets £8, and the music starts at 7.30pm. Tickets and details here.
• Friday 8th – Acoustic Dustbowl @ View Two Gallery. Hannah Rose Platt is this month’s guest, with support from George Frakes, and hosts the Southbound Attic Band. Details here and tickets here.
• Friday 15th – Jay Stansfield @ View Two Gallery – supported by The Big I Am and Johnno Casson, three very different musical acts playing awesome music. Details here.
• Saturday 16th – Neil Campbell Solo @ View Two Gallery – 8pm doors. A varied concert of original music for solo guitar including old favourites such as Delay Tactics, Terra Firma, Through the Looking Glass, Methods of Escape, Solid Ground and many others. Admission £5 on the door. Details here.
• Friday 22nd – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ View Two Gallery. 7.45pm doors, 8.15pm start, tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door. TJ & Murphy, Adrian Nation, and Mojo Storm. Tickets are on sale now.
• Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th – Liverpool Acoustic Garden @ the Bluecoat- 12.00pm to 4.00pm, free entry. See item above for details.
• Saturday 30th – Above the Beaten Track @ the Bluecoat – 12pm to 10.30pm, free entry. See item above for details.

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AND FINALLY…

There are two events at the start of September that are worth giving you advance notice of.

Monday 1st September sees our weekly Open Mic at Sound Food and Drink return after a summer break. We’ve got some exciting news about this event and will be announcing it closer to the time.

Saturday 6th September sees the launch of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge at the View Two Gallery. This will be taking place at the same time as our Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon event from 1pm to 4pm. Full details can be found on the Challenge website at challenge.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk

Graham – on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team

 

 

Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – August 2014

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