Liverpool Acoustic (Page 75)

Has it really been a year since the Woody Guthrie Folk Club opened its doors for the first time? The debut night at the Ship & Mitre was so unexpectedly popular that tens of people were locked out of the upstairs room at the famous real ale pub situated inContinue Reading

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #38February 2011 1. Stephen Langstaff – Here Come The Sunbeams 2. Caroline England – Crime 3. Peter Aldridge – Sail Away 4. Dom Newton – Undead Vampire Blues Download the show for free  (right-click to download) Or listen online belowhttp://itsafrogslife.net/podcast/player/player.swf (not available for email subscribers) This month’sContinue Reading

If you haven’t heard about Threshold Festival yet, where’ve ya been? Threshold Festival is brought to you by Under the Influence, in conjunction with the Novas CUC venue on Greenland Street, and is happening this very weekend, from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th February. It’s billing itself as Europe’s largestContinue Reading

Grateful Fred’s is kicking off their new 2011 season with a fantastic gig featuring The Carrivick Sisters on Thursday 3rd February at the Freshfield Hotel in Formby.Twin sisters Charlotte and Laura Carrivick were finalists in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards 2010, and in the past year they wereContinue Reading

Mellowtone’s first venture of 2011 hits town on Thursday 26th January when one of Liverpool’s best Americana and Rockabilly outfits Mike Badger and the Shady Trio headline the gig at The Shipping Forecast on Slater Street.  Support is from Copenhagen’s Billie Van, and top Liverpool bluesman SJ Downes. Plus the ever-reliable Beaten TracksContinue Reading