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We heard them on the radio airwaves yesterday, and what a fine job they did promoting the Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival? But for those of you who didn’t hear it, we thought we’d help out by giving a brief reminder that the festival is taking place next weekend,Continue Reading

Tonight – Tuesday 27th May – is the last night of the Ring O Bells Folk Club in Widnes. All good things must come to an end (or so they say) and this club is no exception. If you want to join in the farewell then head along to theContinue Reading

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