ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Kevin Critchley Album: As I Disappear Reviewer: Graham Holland It would seem Kevin Critchley has come full circle. Having started his recording career as Kevin Critchley then adding more musicians and morphing into the Kevin Critchley Outfit (later renamed KCO) before transforming into The Fifth Movement, he is now backContinue Reading
March is here and it’s going to be quite a ride! Liverpool Acoustic will be hosting ten (yes, that’s right, TEN!) events this month – that’s five open mics at Sound Food and Drink, a Liverpool Acoustic eXtra on 13th at the View Two, a stage for the second year ofContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: David James Robertson Album: Forgiven Reviewer: Allan Cairns In a varied and widespread career David James Robertson has played in Swansea-based band Sopha and Midlands band Riley, as well as various solo work. This debut solo album, which has been two decades in the making, is a labour of loveContinue Reading
UPDATE 2ND MARCH – THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Following his sold-out gig in 2013, guitar virtuoso and Internet music sensation JON GOMM returns to Liverpool’s LEAF on Bold Street as part of his 2015 UK tour. The gig on Thursday 26th March is already set to be one of theContinue Reading
The Voice, The Piano and The Guitar play Liverpool Acoustic Live’s 6th birthday this Friday Double award-winning Liverpool Acoustic Live celebrates its sixth birthday with three top vocal, piano and guitar talents at Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery this coming Friday 27th February 2015. The Voice Headlining the show is everyone’s favourite Berlin-born, London-basedContinue Reading
Live review: Love Folk Festival Date: Friday 13th & Saturday 14th February 2015 Venue: The Atkinson Reviewer: Peter Cowley – FATEA Magazine Love Folk? Who doesn’t Love Folk? The invitation from The Atkinson was to “spend the most romantic weekend of year with us dancing, singing, drinking, eating and generallyContinue Reading
You don’t have to work for an event agency to know there’s a huge amount of talent out there on the local music scene. We’ve got superb singers, sensational songwriters, and marvellous musicians of all kinds. And guitarists. Merseyside is never short of guitarists! But how good a guitarist are you?Continue Reading
Merseyside has a brand new folk festival, and we’re rather excited about it! Love Folk Festival takes place over two days from Friday 13th to Saturday 14th February 2015 at The Atkinson, Southport. The aim of the festival is to celebrate new, upcoming and traditional folk and roots music. AlongsideContinue Reading
It may be a chilly start to February but there’s no need to hibernate with so many fantastic music events taking place. We try to fit as much as possible into our monthly newsletters and online diary but we’re not able to cover everything so we often tweet and retweet newsContinue Reading
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE FRIDAY 30th JANUARY 2015 ROB JONES & ROB WHITE, RICHIE SYRETT, ELLIE ROSE SMITH, MONDAY BLACKBIRDS Liverpool Acoustic Live returns to the View Two Gallery this Friday 30th January Double award-winning Liverpool Acoustic Live returns to Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery for the first event of the year thisContinue Reading
