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Liverpool Acoustic Stage @ Folk on the Dock 25/08/18
25 August, 2018 @ 13:00 - 17:30
FREE
FOLK ON THE DOCK is back for its third year, and once again Liverpool Acoustic will be taking part.
This year we’ll be back at the Royal Albert Dock bringing you music across all three days of the festival, from Saturday 25th to Monday 27th August 2018.
You can find us in the same location as last year, at the top of the steps to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr Building – You know… the one with the big columns… on the corner… opposite The Pumphouse… used to be Granada Television… Yes, that’s the one! And if it’s raining we’ll be inside.
On Saturday, Sunday and Monday between 1.00pm and 5.30pm we’ll have a full programme of music from some of the best local and national musicians performing folk, Americana, singer-songwriter and roots music – the music we all love.
The stage will be hosted by Graham Holland, Derek King and Stuart Todd.
Full details of the festival can be found at folkonthedock.com
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SATURDAY PROGRAMME | SUNDAY PROGRAMME | MONDAY PROGRAMME
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SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST
Hosted by Graham Holland and Stuart Todd
1.00pm – TIMOTHY HOAD [Stoke on Trent]
Blending together ambient vocal harmonies, warm synths and bright guitar chords, Timothy finds home in a genre he labels ‘new-age folk’. Drawing upon his main influence, Enya, along with great singer-songwriters Billy Joel and Chris Cornell, Timothy’s unique music illuminates the listener’s imagination.
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1.40pm – KATIE ELLEN [Liverpool]
Katie is a singer/songwriter from the UK who is heavily influenced by the Country genre. She has been writing since she was 16 but has only just began to focus on releasing music after years of performing and teaching. Her debut single Can’t We Just Be Friends her debut made an impression on the indie country scene with many bloggers/radio stations taking an interest.
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2.20pm – IONA LANE [Lancaster/Leeds]
Iona Lane a singer, musician and songwriter from North West England. Iona is currently studying for a BA (Hons) Music (Folk) with a scholarship at Leeds College of Music. Iona has always had a passion for music but only recently started paving a career in it – she submerged herself in folk music, picked up guitar, and never looked back! Along the way Iona has also picked up slide guitar and mandolin.
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3.00pm – DUO [London]
Ben Bruant and Will Cashel met and formed duo in 2011 while studying for their masters degrees at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Together they have performed their unique, Flamenco-inspired arrangements of classical and pop tracks from around the world to audiences including British and European royalty and at events such as the BBC Good Food Festival and the F1 Grand Prix.
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3.40pm – KENNETH J NASH [Northants]
Kenneth J Nash has never done things the easy way, but his courage to confront the darker moments of his past has led him to spending his years on the music scene carving out a thriving repertoire of haunting music that stirs the heart and spears the soul. Nash has a knack for blending his smooth, emotive voice with a lyrical prowess. With his intuitive gift for self-reflection and humble view of the world woven into a stream of beautiful melodies, the music of Kenneth J Nash is a warm, sophisticated pleasure.
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4.20pm – EMILY CARR [Leeds]
Emily is a 20 year old singer/songwriter and guitar lover from Leicestershire now based in Leeds. She says “All I want to do is make music that affects people how it affects me.”
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5.00pm – STUART TODD [Liverpool]
Stuart Todd is a singer-songwriter, musician and award-winning promoter active on the Liverpool music scene. Having previously performed under the name Three Minute Hero, Stuart fuses raw social commentary with an eclectic mix of melodic material; elevating the classic three minute pop song by giving it a subversive lyrical twist.
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