Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #34October 2010 Liverpool Irish Festival 1. Celine Carroll – I Believe In Love 2. Ronan Boyle – Strike Me Down 3. Gary Maginnis – Open Road 4. Dave O’Grady – The Old Church Road (live) bonus tracks 5. Lizzie Nunnery – Company of Ghosts 6. Terry Coyne –Continue Reading
The Liverpool Irish Festival kicks off today and runs through to the end of the month.Now in its eighth year, the annual festivities celebrate Liverpool’s historic links with the Emerald Isle, and include film, dance, comedy, talks and walking tours.Of course, no Liverpool Irish Festival would be complete without music,Continue Reading
Marc Vormawah and the L8 Connection launch their long-awaited new album ‘Over You’ this coming Thursday 14th October at Parr Street’s Studio 2. Tickets are £5 from the venue or by emailing marc[at]thevocalbooth.comIf you can’t make it to the launch (or want to see them twice!) they’ll also be playingContinue Reading
Ashleigh Flynn plays Grateful Fred’s – Thursday 7th October The opening Grateful Fred night last month saw 60 people enjoying a great(ful?) night in the company of Michigan musician Drew Nelson. Not being tied down to a fixed date every month makes it easier for the Grateful Fred night toContinue Reading
It’s October, which means it’s time to paint the town green as we welcome back the Liverpool Irish Festival. In addition to the normal mix of music, history, sport, and culture, Liverpool Acoustic will be helping things along with our own contribution – see below for more details.Taking place throughoutContinue Reading
Anyone who has been out and about in Liverpool over the past five months can’t have failed to notice a very new, very pink magazine dedicated to the Liverpool music scene. Packed full of interviews, live reviews, music reviews, photos, and other features Bido Lito! has certainly made a hugeContinue Reading
Those of you who have who read the preview of the Liverpool Acoustic Live gig this coming Friday 24th September at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street (check out the preview and the Spotlight audio show here) will know that we’ve got a group visiting from Sweden.The Orchestra (alsoContinue Reading
We haven’t got a feature to offer you this weekend so we thought we’d tell you all about the Hope Street Feast instead.The 5th urban village fete of the Hope Street Quarter is taking place on Sunday 19th September between 10.30am and 5.00pm.As always, there’s lots to see, do, eat,Continue Reading
Grateful Fred’s is a brand new Acoustic, Roots and Americana event based at The Freshfield Hotel in Formby. The inaugural gig is on Friday 17th September and features Drew Nelson from Michigan, USA. Drew Nelson has been described as having an irresistable voice and simply brilliant songs, and has beenContinue Reading
One of Liverpool’s best (and mellowest!) acoustic nights, Mellowtone, has teamed up with Canadian Blast for a not-to-be-missed gig at The Shipping Forecast on Tuesday 21st September. Here at Liverpool Acoustic HQ we’ve got two tickets to give away, but not until we’ve told you all about the line-up!The eveningContinue Reading
