“We Two Kings of Mathew Street Are…” The annual Liverpool Acoustic Christmas Party is happening this coming Friday 9th December with the help of We Two Kings, namely Derek King and musical offspring Pete King. They’ll be joined by the rest of the Liverpool Acoustic crew, namely Three Minute Hero (Stuart Todd) and Graham Holland, plusContinue Reading
Ten talented local songwriters have won a place at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2016 Showcase Final taking place on Friday 25th November at Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery. Songwriters from across the region submitted brand new songs inspired by works of art on display at the View Two Gallery during the entry period inContinue Reading
Brian Fallon & the Crowes are touring the UK and come to Liverpool O2 Academy on Sunday 20th November. The Gaslight Anthem singer and guitarist will be performing songs from his debut solo album ‘Painkillers’ as well as fan-favourites. It’s been quite a year for the New Jersey native, who was recentlyContinue Reading
Merry Hell – Liverpool Acoustic’s favourite folk-rock band – launched their brand new album Bloodlines on 1st November and to celebrate they’ll be bringing the infectious excitement of their Merry Helloween live show to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room in January 2017 for a Friday the 13th Special! Merry HellContinue Reading
Contemporary singer-songwriter Phil Cooper heads to Liverpool with his interactive musical show this Friday Liverpool Acoustic welcome contemporary singer-songwriter Phil Cooper to the View Two Gallery this coming Friday 28th October. Earlier this year Phil gave up an executive management job to follow his music career, and if the reviews areContinue Reading
Acclaimed Scottish songwriter Blue Rose Code will play Liverpool Philharmonic’s Music Room this coming Friday 21st October. The concert will feature songs from his latest release ‘…And Lo! The Bird Is On The Wing’, recorded at Gran’s House Studio in the Scottish Borders and written between the Shetland Isles and rural Dorset. Always popular on Merseyside, BlueContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic returns to Sound Food and Drink for We Shall Overcome 2016. Started in 2015, We Shall Overcome is a UK grass roots music community response to the cuts to public services, and the hardship caused by them. From 1pm to 5pm there will be a selection of talented musiciansContinue Reading
We Shall Overcome (WSO) returns for a second year and this time round it’s been expanded from a single weekend to nine days from Saturday 1st to Sunday 9th October 2016. WSO is the national music and creative community’s response to the austerity measures impoverishing some of the most vulnerableContinue Reading
Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Travelin’ is a ‘live documentary’ presented by singer, multi-instrumentalist and Professor of American Literature and Culture Will Kaufman. Author of the first political biography of the legendary American balladeer, Will is recognised as the world’s leading authority on Woody Guthrie. Woody Guthrie: Hard TimesContinue Reading
Liverpool’s unique Songwriting Challenge closes 9th October The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge is a truly unique event where songwriters are challenged to write a new, original song inspired by the art on show at Mathew Street’s independent View Two Gallery. Returning for its sixth year, the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2016 launched on 10th September and entriesContinue Reading
