The Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon returns to the View Two Gallery on Saturday 8th June 2013. From 1.00pm to 4.00pm we’ve got three booked acts plus our popular open mic. Our booked acts are 1pm – Derek King – local singer-songwriter and host of K’s Choice every Wednesday at the American Bar & Grill on Renshaw Street 2pm –Continue Reading
Live review: Lianne La Havas Support from Ady Suleiman @ Rampworx Thursday 30th May 2013 Lianne La Havas is a Singer, Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist who has previously been described as the UK’s answer to Alicia Keys. I’d say she’s that and considerably more. Lianne’s music is soul driven and melodicContinue Reading
June 2013 is set to be an exciting month with the return of the Liverpool Folk and Roots Festival starting on 20th June with Nancy Elizabeth at LEAF on Bold Street and ending on 6th July with a Ragtime closing party. Sandwiched inbetween are sea shanties and maritime songs withContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Band: Merry Hell Album: Head Full Of Magic, Shoes Full Of Rain Website: merryhell.co.uk Have you ever been in that situation where a band’s debut album has fast become one of your favourites, and then they release a follow-up and you’re apprehensive about listening to it just in caseContinue Reading
Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival 2013 is nearly here and for its ninth year the organisers have pulled out all the stops to bring you one of the best music festivals around. It takes place from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th June 2013 and takes place on site at Whitby Sports andContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Tom George Album: Postcards Website: tomgeorgearts.com The key to a good album is to be both eclectic and cohesive, and paradoxical as it sounds, that’s exactly what Tom George achieves on ‘Postcards’. Opening track ‘Drifter’ has that wonderful, dreamy, jangly quality of the Stone Roses at their mostContinue Reading
This month’s out of town musician is Clara Barker from the Isle of Man who’ll be performing our headline slot on Friday 24th May 2013 at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street. Joining Clara (rhymes with Sarah!) are Rob Gough and Ade Jackson, plus Chester-based duo Just By Chance.Continue Reading
Live review: Silent Cities ‘Eigenlicht’ EP launch Support from Thom Morecroft & The Full Moon Band, Magic Arm, Mr Wolf Collective @LEAF on Bold St Saturday 18th May 2013 Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Silent Cities EP launch party entitled ‘Eigenlicht’, organised by Mellowtone and RebelContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: Silent Cities EP: Eigenlicht Website: wherethesilentcitieshide.com I’m going to go ahead and assume that if you’re branding your music as ‘experimental’, you’ll take my calling it ‘weird’ as a compliment. ‘Eigenlicht’ is definitely both experimental and weird. The title, by the way, is a word for the greyishContinue Reading
Chester Folk Festival is taking place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 24th May to Monday 27th May 2013. This lovely little festival takes place at a variety of venues across Kelsall, a small village situated near Chester and just a pine cone’s throw from Delamere Forest. The programmeContinue Reading
