SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Doodah Farm Single – Soft Lad/Oi Oi Release date – 31st October 2014 Reviewer – Ian Sharp Doodah Farm is a four piece folk/rock band from Liverpool. This year been a defining year for the band. They have gigged across the City which included a successful support slotContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: The Southbound Attic Band Album: Our Day In The Sun Reviewer: Ian D Hall Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 There are those that seemingly take great pleasure in deriding the power of Folk music. They are willing to sneer and complain that the story, often or not aContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: Clever Little Tramps EP: Nothing Is Worthless Reviewer: Ian Sharp With influences from the legend that is Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, The Beatles and The Coral, Clever Little Tramps released their long awaited second EP Nothing is Worthless on the 3rd August. The trio of Russell HoldenContinue Reading
Live review: Laura James & Little Sparrow Date: Thursday 18th September 2014 Venue: LEAF on Bold St Reviewer: Ian D Hall – Liverpool Sound and Vision Little Sparrow Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 Time has been described as many things, a snarling beast which needs to be tamed, perhaps even hunted downContinue Reading
Live review: Above the Beaten Track Artists: ME & Deboe, Jo Bywater, Only Child, Paul Straws, Niamh Jones Date: Saturday 30th August 2014 Venue: the Bluecoat Reviewer: Ian D Hall – Liverpool Sound and Vision ME & Deboe Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 To dislike ME & Deboe is to haveContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Simon Cousins Album: Given Songs Reviewer: Stuart Todd Given Songs is the first full length solo outing for local based singer songwriter Simon Cousins, formerly of the group The Onset with Mike Badger. Recorded at Staff Only Studios in Liverpool, production duties are shared with fellow singerContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: Rachael Dunn EP: Placing Stars Reviewer: Alan O’Hare Rachael Dunn’s EP opens up with an urgent acoustic guitar beat and a mournful cello. It’s beautiful. But, Placing Stars (the title track in question), soon moves into double tracked chorus vocals and a high harmony that takes the song on aContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Mojo Storm Album: Life Reviewer: Allan Cairns When I received this album I had mixed feelings. I had heard that Kevin Paton runs an African drum class and also a sound healing therapy group. After listening to the album ‘LIFE’, Mojo Storm’s first outing, I still had mixed feelings. TheContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: The Rough Island Band Album: On All Sides Reviewer: Ian Sharp And now for something completely different, a wonderful and traditional album of folk music, a genre usually missed on Liverpool Acoustic. On All Sides was written about traditional Cornish music and responses to St Agnes and the Isle of Scilly.Continue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: James M Carson EP: Sold As Scene Reviewer: Stuart Todd Manchester singer songwriter James M Carson, a regular performer on the local music scene, releases his long-awaited debut EP ‘Sold As Scene’ through Book Club Recordings. Carson’s hybrid of Folk/Rock Americana is inspired by the Laurel Canyon singer songwriterContinue Reading
