March is here, and brings with it the return of Threshold! Hooray! It also sees Liverpool Acoustic Live’s first ever Youth Special, with all of the talented performers aged 15, 16 or 17. Exciting, eh? And if that wasn’t enough, our Diary News section is simply bursting at the seams!Continue Reading
Back in November 2011 we published an article entitled WE NEED YOUR HELP to save Folkscene, and protect Radio Merseyside. This call to arms was in response to the Director-General’s proposals to slash budgets for BBC local radio stations across the country and to force stations to share programming atContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: Wilson Minds EP: Face It Cracks Website: wilsonminds.com Doctor Who is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest running science fiction television programme. Undoubtedly, the main reason for its success over almost 50 years has been its ability to reinvent itself (new Doctors, companionsContinue Reading
SATURDAY 9TH MARCH 2013 LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON @ THRESHOLD FESTIVAL Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon returns to Threshold for the third year, and we’re pleased to be back at Elevator Bar on Parliament Street after last year’s successful event. We’ll be running from 2pm to 7pm on Saturday 9th March, and there’sContinue Reading
It’s hard to believe it’s been four whole years since our first ever Liverpool Acoustic Live event. What started in February 2009 as a one-off show to give 14 year old Luke Jackson from Canterbury a gig is now an award winning monthly night showcasing some of the best local acousticContinue Reading
Originally made by the BBC in 1992, Acoustic Routes is a BAFTA-nominated documentary film charting the story of one of the world’s most influential musicians, Bert Jansch. With Billy Connolly at the helm, the film features a stellar cast of folk and blues musicians, including Davey Graham, Ralph McTell, MartinContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: Matt Reekie EP: Down The Corridors Website: mattreekie.bandcamp.com Matt Reekie – Down the Corridors 1. Introduction 00:59 2. Down the Docks 02:08 3. When I See Her Face 02:53 4. It’s a Shame 03:32 5. From the Storm 03:11 The front of Matt Reekie’s Down The Corridors EPContinue Reading
Live review: Ethemia @ Andersons Bar Thursday 7th February 2013 From the moment Michaela Mott and Berny Poulton arrived in Anderson’s Bar for their soundcheck they seemingly cast a musical spell over the venue, almost as though they had sprinkled their own invisible Ethemia magic dust. The genuine passion andContinue Reading
FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2013 THE MONO LPS @ LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE Liverpool Acoustic Live’s fourth birthday is taking place on Friday 22nd February 2013 at our regular home, Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery. The Mono LPs Tom George Paul Liddell and introducing Niamh Jones Tickets are £5 in advance fromContinue Reading
If you’re one of the 1,875 people (and rising) who has already visited the Liverpool Acoustic facebook page at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic and clicked the ‘Like’ button then thank you. We really appreciate your support! Clicking our ‘Like’ button means that you will receive our updates in your news feed. That’s great,Continue Reading
