The Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon returns to Threshold Festival for the fourth year for a fantastic afternoon of live acoustic music in The Baltic Social (formally Elevator Bar) on Parliament Street. It’s taking place from 2pm to 7pm on Saturday 29th March 2014 and you’re all invited! Entry is by dayContinue Reading
FRIDAY 28th MARCH 2014 LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE Liverpool Acoustic Live takes place on Friday 28th March 2014 at the View Two Gallery at the heart of the world-famous Cavern Quarter. Headlining the event is Treetop, the musical project of Craig Lamb, who won the Liverpool Echo’s competition to find an unsigned act to play the Liverpool MusicContinue Reading
Live review: Kathryn Williams Support: Lizzie Nunnery and Vidar Norheim, Matt Deighton Date: Wednesday 19th March 2014 Venue: Leaf on Bold St Reviewer: Graham Holland At 10.12pm on Wednesday 19th March 2014 I tweeted via @lpoolacoustic “There’s something captivating about @KathWilliamsUK music – pure magic!”. I was standing at theContinue Reading
Live review: Mark Pountney album launch Support: Rae Clark Date: Saturday 15th March 2014 Venue: House Reviewer: Liam Pickup PRESS ALERT: Liverpool singer/songwriter Mark Pountney launches new album ‘Mark 1’ at House, Bold Street. Liverpool Acoustic was there to absorb the wonderfully western action that was going down at the aptly renamed ‘Last Chance Saloon’.Continue Reading
Mellowtone and Ceremony Concerts present a special gig this coming Wednesday 19th March as they welcome Liverpool-born, Newcastle-based Kathryn Williams back to her home town for a one-off gig at Leaf on Bold Street. Kathryn has been building a fanbase and impressing the critics ever since her first album DogContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Ian Prowse Album: Who Loves Ya Baby Reviewer: Alan O’Hare Categorising music can be a dangerous thing to do. Sure, we’re all guilty of it: critics, fans… even artists can get side tracked by what people think. It’s natural. But, sometimes, you can put something in aContinue Reading
unity is set to host Liverpool’s very first Acoustic Festival. Taking place over two days – Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd March 2014 – the Liverpool Acoustic Festival features over 15 upcoming artists, established acts, seminars, record fairs, Q&As, workshops and special events. unity is opening up every available spaceContinue Reading
March 2014 sees the return of Threshold Festival across the Baltic Triangle over the weekend of 28th to 30th March. Liverpool Acoustic will be there on the Saturday once again with a full afternoon of fantastic live music. Don’t forget you can get your weekend tickets in advance from theContinue Reading
FRIDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2014 LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE 5TH BIRTHDAY Liverpool Acoustic Live, winner of Live Music Night of the Year at the Liverpool Music Awards in 2012 and 2013, celebrates its 5th birthday this week. Every month since February 2009 organisers Stuart Todd and Graham Holland have brought together someContinue Reading
GEOFF SPEED RETIRES AFTER 47 YEARS PRESENTING FOLKSCENE ON BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE One of the stalwarts of the BBC Radio Merseyside on-air team has announced he is to retire after almost 47 years behind the microphone. Geoff Speed was one of earliest voices to broadcast on the station, which launchedContinue Reading
