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The Crosby Music Festival kicked off on Friday and runs through to Bank Holiday Monday 25th May. If the IPO isn’t quite your thing then why not check out this perfectly-formed little festival taking place at a variety of venues around Crosby? There are a fair number of acoustic performersContinue Reading

Here at Liverpool Acoustic we just couldn’t resist forwarding this special offer on to our readers. So here it is! ———- Forwarded message ———-From: festival[at]workingclassmusic.org.uk Date: 2009/5/21Subject: Billy Bragg Special Offer – Gig FridayTo: contact[at]liverpoolacoustic.co.uk Hi For those who’ve not booked your tickets yet for Friday’s Billy Bragg gig inContinue Reading

Wednesday 19th May sees the launch of not one but two music festivals in Liverpool! Aren’t we the lucky ones? Liverpool Sound City is a festival and conference all rolled into one. According to The Observer it’s “a music industry festival that will rival South by Southwest (SXSW)”. Praise indeed!Continue Reading

Last year we mentioned the Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival in passing, but this year we thought it deserved a bit more shouting about. After all, here’s a festival right on our doorstep where we can see some brilliant musicians and acoustic performers from across the country. The eventContinue Reading

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #14 Preview of Liverpool Acoustic Live 15/5/09 1. Jeff Jepson – 1001 2. Neil Campbell – November Song 3. Tricia McTeague – Beer Stained Coaster 4. Letters In Red – Got To Get You Download the show for free(right-click to download) Or listen online below(not available forContinue Reading

If you find yourself at a loose end this Bank Holiday then why not sit down and write a song? You never know, it might be good enough to win a competition. Of course, you might already have a great song that you think is a cut above the rest.Continue Reading

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #13 April 2009 Album Launch Special Download the show for free(right-click to download) Or listen online below(not available for email subscribers)To listen online click herehttp://itsafrogslife.net/podcast/player/player.swf 1. The Kevin Critchley Outfit – Sunshinekevincritchley.com & myspace.com/kevincritchleyTaken from the CD Scars – available from AmazonMP3Read the review here 2. TheContinue Reading

There’s something special about this coming weekend. No, it’s nothing to do with the alignment of the planets, or the cycle of the moon (at least we don’t think it is…!). No, it’s the fact that there are so many fantastic acoustic events happening within three days of each other.Continue Reading