At the beginning of October Mark Thompson, the Director-General of the BBC, published a document called Delivering Quality First (DQF) in which he sets out his plans to save money following the decision by the Government to freeze the license fee until 2017. These plans would mean a cutContinue Reading
NEWS BLAST #12 is here and contains lots of interesting tidbits for musicians and music lovers alike. Here we go! Blue in New Brunswick – No, not Brunswick Station on Merseyrail’s Northern Line, this is New Brunswick, Canada. The Canadian province, wants to book an unsigned blues act based in the UKContinue Reading
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC VIEW TWOSONGWRITING CHALLENGESHOWCASE EVENT PREVIEW FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 Friday 11th November is the date for the Liverpool Acoustic View Two Songwriting Challenge Showcase Event. Songwriters from across the region took up the challenge by choosing a work of art from the walls of the View Two Gallery on Mathew StreetContinue Reading
Welcome to the Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter for November 2011. There’s lots to get through, so let’s get cracking!Congratulations to The Good Intentions – Gabrielle, Peter and Francisco – who won the Best UK Americana Act of the Year at last month’s British Country Music Awards. A fine achievement, and veryContinue Reading
Dave O’Grady launches his debut EP on Guardian Angels Records this Thursday 3rd November at Studio 2, Parr Street.Doors open at 7.30pm and the music starts at 8.00pm, and it’s free entry for one and all. The facebook event is here.The event features support from Ronan Boyle and Simon Lomax, andContinue Reading
(c) David Shaw – mrdaveshaw.com Are you a frustrated songwriter? Maybe you want to try but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’ve had a go before and want to improve your skills. Then this might be just what you’re looking for.Starting on Tuesday 1st November 2011, and running fromContinue Reading
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE PREVIEW FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2011 Friday 28th October sees Liverpool Acoustic Live teaming up with the Liverpool Irish Festival for the second year at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street and we’ve got a real international flavour once more Dave O’Grady Greta & Maev John McGurgan Tickets are £5 inContinue Reading
Now in its ninth year, the Liverpool Irish Festival continues to introduce new ideas to keep the festival fresh and exciting. Last year it was the triumphant launch of the Irish Sea Sessions; this year it’s the introduction of The Raiding Party. The Raiding Party sees some of the world’s bestContinue Reading
Regular readers of the Liverpool Acoustic News and Reviews will know that we like to cast our net a little wider than just the acoustic music scene when there’s something happening that isn’t entirely acoustic in nature but is still well worthwhile supporting.The Oxjam Liverpool Takeover 2011 is one suchContinue Reading
For the Kevin Critchley Outfit, otherwise known as KCO, Friday 21st October 2011 is a real Red Letter Day. The reason? Well, there are a few, actually. Apart from the fact that their gig at The Masque Theatre on Seel Street is their biggest ever, with the addition of an extendedContinue Reading
