GEOFF SPEED RETIRES AFTER 47 YEARS PRESENTING FOLKSCENE ON BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE One of the stalwarts of the BBC Radio Merseyside on-air team has announced he is to retire after almost 47 years behind the microphone. Geoff Speed was one of earliest voices to broadcast on the station, which launchedContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic Live’s 5th birthday bash takes place on Friday 28th February at the View Two Gallery. It stars Alun Parry, with support from Scarborough’s Joe Solo, local collective Operation Lightfoot, and winner of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2013 Alexandra Jayne. The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight will be along soonContinue Reading
We wanted to tell you about the next Acoustic Dustbowl event in advance for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it’s taking place on Friday 7th February 2014 which is the first Friday of the month instead of the normal second Friday slot. Secondly, three quarters of the tickets to seeContinue Reading
February 2014 sees us marking Liverpool Acoustic Live’s 5th birthday, and we’ve got a cracking show lined up to help us celebrate. And it’s not just us putting on cracking gigs this month, as we’re joined in the Cracking Gigs Club by Mellowtone, Grateful Freds, Acoustic Dustbowl, and The Zanzibar.Continue Reading
Above the Beaten Track Saturday 30th August 2014 2.00pm to 10.00pm the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX Following its two-year long break, the organisers of Above the Beaten Track announce the festival’s comeback. On Saturday 30th of August 2014, Liverpool’s FREE cultural underground festival will once again showcase anContinue Reading
GIT AWARD LAUNCHES NEW ‘ONE TO WATCH’ PRIZE AS CLOSING DATE FOR 2014 AWARD ENTRIES NEARS The GIT Award artists represent artists of the future – Yoko Ono The GIT Award illustrates just how colourful the music scene in Liverpool is today – Domino Records Liverpool’s GIT Award has announcedContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic is once again supporting Threshold Festival. Threshold 2014 is taking place across Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th March 2014. This annual festival of music and arts has already announced acts including The Mono LPs, Natalie McCool, Fire Beneath The Sea, Gideon Conn, Dub Mafia, Broken Men, Etches, and WildContinue Reading
It’s 2014! Happy New Year from Liverpool Acoustic! We’re celebrating by continuing to bring you news and reviews from the acoustic music scene across Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area. If you’ve got anything to share with us then feel free to get in touch using the form on theContinue Reading
‘Twas the night before Christmas And all round Liverpool Acoustic HQ Not a creature was stirring Not even a Dalek But why is Liverpool Acoustic HQ so quite? That’s because we’ve been working harder than Santa’s helpers all year so we’re taking our traditional, well-earned break. We’ll be back inContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic’s final Open Mic of the year is taking place this Monday 16th December 2013 at Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street. The event kicks off at 8.30pm but if you want to be guaranteed an open mic slot you’ll need to be there from 8.00pm to put yourContinue Reading
