Join Liverpool Acoustic for their 10th Anniversary live show this Friday at 81 Renshaw
The double award-winning Liverpool Acoustic Live showcase event celebrates ten years next month and you’re all invited to the party!
The celebrations kick off this coming Friday 1st February at 81 Renshaw with the 10th Anniversary Show.
Headlining is popular bluesman Raphael Callaghan who was a big hit at last year’s Beat the January Blues show. Raphael’s new album Said and Done has been played extensively by Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2, and Mike Brocken chose it as his blues album of the year on BBC Radio Merseyside’s Folkscene.
Geoghegan Jackson 
Rachael Jean Harris 
Alison Benson 
Stuart Todd 
Derek King 
Graham Holland
Also appearing on the night is local acoustic duo Geoghegan Jackson launching their new EP Flatlands Rising, which Ian D Hall from Liverpool Sound and Vision described as “charming and honest, sincere and welcome”. They’ll be joined by the two winners of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2018 – Rachael Jean Harris and Alison Benson. Opening the 10th anniversary show will be Liverpool Acoustic’s Derek King and Stuart Todd.
Tickets are £8 in advance and £10 on the door, available online and in person from both 81 Renshaw and ticketquarter.co.uk
Doors open at 7.30pm and the music starts at 8.00pm.
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Alison Benson will be joining Jenny-Lee Summers on her BBC Radio Merseyside show this Thursday 31st January from 2.00pm to talk about winning the Audience Favourite Award at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2018 and Friday’s show. She might even mention winning the first 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge last year too!
Tune in on 95.8FM, DAB, 1548AM, online, and on the BBC Sounds app.
About Liverpool Acoustic Live
Liverpool Acoustic Live started by accident in February 2009 when Liverpool Acoustic founder Graham Holland joined forces with local musician Stuart Todd to put on a one-off gig at Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery. At the end of the night – staring Stephen Langstaff, and featuring Lizzie Nunnery and 14 year old Luke Jackson – Graham and Stuart had enjoyed themselves so much they decided to make it a monthly event.
Over the past decade this event has played host to over 500 local, national and international artists, performing unforgettable music to listening audiences in independent venues for an affordable price.
In 2012 and 2013 Liverpool Acoustic Live won Live Music Night of the Year at the Liverpool Music Awards.
Liverpool Acoustic Live has changed over recent years. In 2017 the closure of the View Two Gallery saw the event move to a new home at 81 Renshaw. The same year saw local musician and open mic host Dr Derek King join Graham as co-host and co-showrunner, and in 2018 the event changed to become bi-monthly.
The success of the showcase laid the foundations for the weekly open mic, the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge, the new 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge, and Liverpool Acoustic Presents shows at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Festival.
Liverpool Acoustic Live’s first event in 2009 lead to collaborations with festivals including Threshold, We Shall Overcome, Folk on the Dock, the Liverpool Irish Festival, Liverpool Sound City, Light Night, Above the Beaten Track, and the Liverpool Acoustic Festival.
Liverpool Acoustic head honcho Graham Holland says “When I started this event in 2009 with my good friend Stuart Todd I never imagined how many fantastic nights of live music it would lead to.
I’d like to thank Ken Martin from the much missed View Two Gallery for his warmth, support, generosity and sketches over the years, and to Neil Tilley for taking us in and giving us a new place to call home at 81 Renshaw.
Thanks to every single performer who has played for us, sometimes in front of a listening audience for the first time, and to everyone who has ever come along to listen thereby helping to support live music in one of the best music cities in the world.
My special thanks must go to everyone in the local media community who has helped to plug our gigs, especially Billy Butler who never hesitated to give slots on his show to both local and touring acts.”