Geoff Speed was one of earliest voices to broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside when it launched in 1967. Geoff, who shared presentation and production duties with Stan Ambrose, was born in Widnes in 1942 and had been involved in folk music for many years. One of the stalwarts of the BBCContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic are using our monthly Liverpool Acoustic Live showcase event in August to celebrate the life of local legend Stan Ambrose. We’re opening the doors of the View Two Gallery’s top floor performance space and inviting people to come along to share their stories of the one-and-only Stan, singContinue Reading
CELEBRATING STAN a free event celebrating the life of Stan Ambrose On the evening of Friday 26th August we’re opening the doors of the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street and inviting people to come along to celebrate the life of the one-and-only Stan Ambrose, play a song or two, and raise a glassContinue Reading
UPDATE There will be a send-off for Stan on Saturday 6th August and Sunday 7th August. Full details here. I was deeply saddened to hear about the death of Stan Ambrose. I first saw Stan during the late 1980s when he played the penny whistle in Cream of the BarleyContinue Reading
GEOFF SPEED RETIRES AFTER 47 YEARS PRESENTING FOLKSCENE ON BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE One of the stalwarts of the BBC Radio Merseyside on-air team has announced he is to retire after almost 47 years behind the microphone. Geoff Speed was one of earliest voices to broadcast on the station, which launchedContinue 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
