LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC PRESENTS
MARTYN JOSEPH

Liverpool Acoustic and Pipe Records are proud to present Martyn Joseph as he brings his ‘Songs For The Coming Home’ tour to Sefton Park Palm House on the evening of Sunday 23rd June 2013.

Martyn Joseph is an electrifying performer dubbed ‘the Welsh Woody Guthrie’ and ‘David Gray with b**ls’, and regularly sells out venues across the UK and around the world.

Martyn will be performing a full show with no support, and will be joined on stage by drummer and multi-instrumentalist Mason Neely.

Tickets are £15 in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or you can pay on the door if there are tickets left.

Doors open at 7.00pm and the music starts at 7.30pm.

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 93

To play click here Spotlight 93
or right click the link to download for free

If you’re an acoustic musician from the Greater Merseyside area, or from further afield but play on the Liverpool scene, then feel free to send us your music for future shows. We can’t promise we’ll be able to play everything that’s sent to us, but we will listen to every track. Find out all about the show, how to submit your music, and the Terms of Use, at liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/spotlight/about

Martyn Joseph

Website - martynjoseph.net
Facebook - facebook.com/martynjosephwales
Twitter - @martyn_joseph

Martyn’s new album Songs For The Coming Home is available to buy from [Pipe Records] [iTunes] [Amazon]
Martyn’s back catalogue is also available from Pipe Records and iTunes.

1. Martyn Joseph - Let Yourself
From the album Songs For The Coming Home

2. Martyn Joseph - Dolphins Make Me Cry

3. Martyn Joseph - Have An Angel Walk With Her
From the album Full Colour Black and White

4. Martyn Joseph - Beyond Us (live)
Live version of a song from the album Songs For The Coming Home

5. Luke Jackson - Already Miss You
lukepauljackson.com
facebook.com/lukepauljacksonmusic
Buy Luke’s debut album More Than Boys [website] [iTunes] [Amazon]

Liverpool Acoustic Live presents Luke Jackson on Friday 28th June 2013 - click here for more details.

6. Martyn Joseph - Clara
From the album Songs For The Coming Home

MARTYN JOSEPH

“Welsh Woody Guthrie” Martyn Joseph to play Liverpool

Liverpool Acoustic and Pipe Records are proud to present a special evening of music when Martyn Joseph brings his Songs for the Coming Home tour to the splendour of Sefton Park Palm House on Sunday 23rd June 2013.

Playing in Liverpool for the first time in over nine years, the musician dubbed “The Welsh Woody Guthrie” (The Western Mail) and “David Gray with b##ls” (Splendizine.com) will be performing a full solo show with no support. Martyn will be joined on stage by special guest Mason Neely. UK-based drummer and multi-instrumentalist Neely is responsible for the big, lush arrangements on the album “Songs for the Coming Home” and provides a fascinating and organic on-stage partnership with Joseph.

Martyn Joseph is as performer like no other.

Touring in support of a brand new studio album “Songs for the Coming Home”, shades of Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews there may be – but he stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives.

Martyn’s ability to transcend preconceptions about how one man and a guitar can sound is testament to his talent and stage presence. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there’s more than one musician on stage.The shows are intelligently constructed, Martyn presenting his audience with challenging narratives and with an intensity that hits with the power of a right hook. He tempers this with songs that comfort and speak to the soul. His great improvisation and immediate topicality lead to an organic fluidity that makes every show different. His comfortable rapport and conversation with his audiences, his sense of humour and his ability to make everyone feel at home lie right at the heart of the evenings success.

Juxtaposition is a key theme in Martyn’s work. The simplicity and the complexity of the human condition and all that it encompasses is underpinned with a heady promise of hope. There is a versatility to Martyn’s music that is hard to categorise. Many have tried, resulting in labels such as Folk, Rock, Soul, Folk Funk and Americana; all of which somehow miss the mark. But sometimes music doesn’t need a defining genre and with the ability to articulate a sense of the bigger picture, Martyn’s music and social commentary manage to empower and speak for many. His songs are pictures, and stories, and feelings all put to music and delivered by a master craftsman.

Martyn Joseph. A unique talent driven by passion and love for his trade, continues to write, sing and play from the heart.

Quotes

“Springsteen-indebted Americana, suspended folk chords glistening beneath troubadour tales, his lyrical eloquence still inspired almost 30 years on from his debut” – MOJO

“One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today…tough and passionate” – Tom Robinson BBC 6 music

“One of acoustic music’s most original voices, and most forward looking of his generation of singer/songwriters” – Q Magazine

“A profound experience” – The Boston Globe

“Songs of social commentary as much as love, with a rootsy sensibility” – Time Out

“Written with craft, performed with passion” – Financial Times

“He is one of our most intelligent writers. He gets better and better like the finest of wines” – Bob Harris – BBC Radio 2

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 93: Sunday 23rd June 2013 – Martyn Joseph
If you get the chance, please support your local artists by joining their mailing lists, liking their facebook pages, following them on twitter, leaving them comments, going to their gigs, and buying their music direct from them where possible. The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight is produced and presented by Graham Holland on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic website, and is a proud member of the Association of Music Podcasting. The theme music is King of the Faeries by Andrew Ellis from his CD Midnight On The Water.

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Spotlight 93: Sunday 23rd June 2013 – Martyn Joseph

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic are pleased to welcome Clara Barker all the way from the Isle of Man.

Also performing on Friday 24th May 2013 at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street are local singer-songwriters Rob Gough and Ade Jackson, plus Chester-based duo Just By Chance.

Tickets are £5 in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or £6 on the door.

Doors open at 8.00pm and the music starts at 8.30pm, finishing no later than 11.15pm.

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 92

To play click here Spotlight 92
or right click the link to download for free

If you’re an acoustic musician from the Greater Merseyside area, or from further afield but play on the Liverpool scene, then feel free to send us your music for future shows. We can’t promise we’ll be able to play everything that’s sent to us, but we will listen to every track. Find out all about the show, how to submit your music, and the Terms of Use, at liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/spotlight/about

1. Clara Barker - Writers Block (Serenity Remix)
facebook.com/clarabarkermusic
reverbnation.com/clarabarker
Buy the album Indigo [Amazon] [iTunes]

2. Rob Gough – Devil’s Eye
facebook.com/RobGoughOfficial

3. Ade Jackson – Crystal Jane
reverbnation.com/adejackson13

4. Just By Chance - Ghosts
justbychance.net
facebook.com/justbychanceband
Buy their music [Bandcamp] [iTunes] [Amazon]
Read the Liverpool Acoustic review of the album Upbound here.

BONUS TRACKS

5. Martyn Joseph – Everything In Heaven Comes Apart
martynjoseph.net
facebook.com/martynjosephwales
Buy the new album Songs For The Coming Home [Pipe Records] [iTunes] [Amazon]

Liverpool Acoustic presents Martyn Joseph at Sefton Park Palm House on Sunday 23rd June 2013 – click here for more details.

6. Luke Jackson - Bakers Wood
lukepauljackson.com
facebook.com/lukepauljacksonmusic
Buy Luke’s debut album More Than Boys [website] [iTunes] [Amazon]

Liverpool Acoustic Live presents Luke Jackson on Friday 28th June 2013 - click here for more details.

CLARA BARKER
facebook.com/clarabarkermusic

Clara Barker, a singer/songwriter from the Isle of Man, has been writing songs since 1999 and while debilitating stage fright halted her entrance onto the live music scene until almost 8 years after the first song was written, she has been making up for lost time ever since. With sheer determination to ‘get out there and PLAY’, Clara played open mic nights and hustled for support slots – even organising her own very successful SaturdayJam night held at various pubs in the Isle of Man.

Armed with a steadily increasing family of songs, a mercifully decreasing feeling of impending doom and Jake, her trusty Crafter guitar – Clara has played in venues all over the Isle of Man and the UK and has been proud to warm up the audiences of seasoned and established acts including The Christians, Paul Young’s Los Pacaminos, Steve Gibbons & The Dylan Project, Morton Valence, Jon Gomm, Angelo Palledino and Jeff Lang.

Her highly personal lyrics and catchy melodies have won her a steady following on the Island, and an army of loyal fans online. Her debut album – Indigo – (available from all usual outlets) was released in March 2010 to considerable acclaim. A review by Banter Magazine praises Clara’s “lyrical honesty” which is described as “refreshing in today’s musical landscape which, lyrics-wise, is so saturated by faux teenage angst or ambiguity disguised as profundity”

Hard Work & Whiskey – a live EP featuring 4 songs from Indigo, 3 previously unheard tracks and some of Clara’s inimitable ‘chat and bantah’ in between was released in Autumn 2011. Hot on the heels of the EP Clara launched her first attempt to chart over the festive period with her outrageously festive single Christmas In New York. Clara’s second album – The Good Ideas Club Strikes Again – is written and is currently in production. Good times! XD

ROB GOUGH
facebook.com/RobGoughOfficial

Rob Gough is an internationally renowned singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist from Liverpool, England. Drawing on a wide range of influences including blues, rock, country, folk and indie, Rob has supported such acts as Midge Ure, Sandi Thom and Son of Dave. Since 2011 Rob has appeared at many festivals and performed at many of Britain’s top music venues with critical acclaim from many within the music industry.

ADE JACKSON
reverbnation.com/adejackson13

‘One of the great Liverpool voices… an unrelenting beat aesthetic and an ever weather-eye from the back streets. A bit of Cave, a bit of Cash, a soupcon of Cohen, and a whole lot of Catherine Street…”
Jonathan Raisin, Lost Voices

JUST BY CHANCE
justbychance.net

Just By Chance are a duo comprised of singer-songwriters Andy Jones & Liz Owen.  Drawing on a wide range of influences from folk and bluegrass to more modern pop and rock they have been touring extensively across the British Isles since 2010.  They have been played on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6Music, BBC Radio Lancashire and recently supported Joan Armatrading and Midge Ure during their UK tours.

Saviour – Just By Chance [Music Video]

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 92: Friday 24th May 2013 – Clara Barker
If you get the chance, please support your local artists by joining their mailing lists, liking their facebook pages, following them on twitter, leaving them comments, going to their gigs, and buying their music direct from them where possible. The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight is produced and presented by Graham Holland on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic website, and is a proud member of the Association of Music Podcasting. The theme music is King of the Faeries by Andrew Ellis from his CD Midnight On The Water.

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Spotlight 92: Friday 24th May 2013 – Clara Barker

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If you’re an acoustic musician from Greater Merseyside, or from outside the area but play on the Liverpool scene, then feel free to send us your music for future shows. We can’t promise we’ll be able to play everything that’s sent to us, but we will listen to every track.

Find out all about the show, how to submit your music, and the Terms of Use, at liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/spotlight/about

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 91

To play click here Spotlight 91
or right click the link to download for free

1. Michael Molloy & Alex Evans – Rise and Fall
michaelmolloymusic.com
facebook.com/MichaelMolloyRiseandFall
twitter.com/RiseAndFall2013

Buy the single [iTunes] [Amazon]

2. She Drew The Gun – Time Machine (Before I Went Back In Time)
shedrewthegun.com
soundcloud.com/she-drew-the-gun

3. Barry Lawton – Going Under
soundcloud.com/barry-lawton

4. Dan Amor – Yr Anhaeddiannol
recordiaucaegwyn.com
soundcloud.com/dan-amor
Buy Dan’s music [Bandcamp] [iTunes]

5. Jo Bywater – This Garden
jobywater.com
soundcloud.com/jobywatermusic

6. Martyn Joseph & Show of Hands – Cardiff Bay (Live at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2011)
martynjoseph.net
Buy the new album Songs For The Coming Home [Pipe Records] [iTunes] [Amazon]

Liverpool Acoustic presents Martyn Joseph at Sefton Park Palm House on Sunday 23rd June 2013 – click here for more details.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic are pleased to announce an exciting evening of acoustic music when Only Child will be performing with Liva String Quartet in the View Two Gallery‘s intimate performance space.

Also performing on Friday 26th April 2013 at the Mathew Street venue is local singer-songwriter, and member of The Wooltones, Rob Clarke.

Completing the lineup is Berlin-born, London-based Roxanne de Bastion who returns to Liverpool as part of her UK tour for her debut album The Real Thing.

Tickets are £5 in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or £6 on the door.

Doors open at 8.00pm and the music starts at 8.30pm, finishing no later than 11.15pm.

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 90

To play click here Spotlight 90
or right click the link to download for free

If you’re an acoustic musician from the Greater Merseyside area, or from further afield but play on the Liverpool scene, then feel free to send us your music for future shows. We can’t promise we’ll be able to play everything that’s sent to us, but we will listen to every track. Find out all about the show, how to submit your music, and the Terms of Use, at liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/spotlight/about

1. Only Child - I Ran Away
facebook.com/onlychildmusic
‘Only Child EP’ is available to buy from onlychildmusic.co.uk/recordings

2. Rob Clarke – Seven Sins
facebook.com/robclarkegarage
Buy the album About A Time [Bandcamp]

3. Roxanne de Bastion – Some Kind Of Creature
roxannedebastion.com
This single was released 15/4/13 on [iTunes]

BONUS TRACKS

4. Guy Matthews – Rise
guymatthews.webs.com
soundcloud.com/guymatthews

5. Anne Marie Howard – King of the Forest
facebook.com/annemariehowardmusic
soundcloud.com/anne-marie-howard
Buy the album RUBRIC [Bandcamp]

6. Martyn Joseph – Please Sir
martynjoseph.net
Buy the new album Songs For The Coming Home [Pipe Records] [iTunes] [Amazon]

Liverpool Acoustic presents Martyn Joseph at Sefton Park Palm House on Sunday 23rd June 2013 – click here for more details.

Only Child (Alan O’Hare)

Only Child have gone on to support the likes of Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff); Steve Pilgrim (Paul Weller); Michael Weston King (My Darling Clementine); Ian Prowse (Amsterdam/Pele) and Gemma Hayes.

The EP has also received rave reviews: “Only Child summarise a feeling felt by many and with a pure Celtic heart…” (Liverpool Sound & Vision) and “Beautifully haunting, the band falls away, leaving just strings…” (Liverpool Acoustic).

The band now headline the award-winning Liverpool Acoustic night at View Two Gallery on April 26th and it’s a marriage made in heaven: “The idea for Only Child crystallised for me at an acoustic gig at View Two,” reveals O’Hare. “Our bass player, Vanessa Murray, also recently won the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge and I met Jon Lawton of Crosstown Studios through Liverpool Acoustic – and we now record all our music with him.”

Only Child are half way through the recording of a debut album too. “It’s going great and another step on from the EP,” says O’Hare. “There are new instruments introduced into the mix – flute, sax, drum machines, rain sticks (!) – and a set of my best songs. The violin and strings will remain at the heart of the record though and that’s why we’re bringing the fab Liva String Quartet back to play with us on April 26th. I make music to be brought to life by a connection with other people. I can’t wait to hear what happens above the din of Mathew Street…”

LIVA STRING QUARTET
stringquartetliverpool.com

Formed in 2012, Liva String Quartet comprises four of the North West’s finest freelance string players, available to add that extra bit of magic and sparkle to any event, performance or recording. Diverse, versatile and professional, Liva String Quartet are dedicated to providing excellence at every engagement and performance. Liva String Quartet are Laura McKinlay (Violin), Alex Dunn (Violin), Merlyn Sturt (Viola), and Rod Skipp (Cello).

ROB CLARKE
facebook.com/robclarkegarage

Liverpool born Rob represents the changing, acceptable face of 21st century folk music. Influenced by everyone from Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly right through to more current artists, Rob’s timeless and warm style endears him to any audience – and to those who wouldn’t normally listen to acoustic music. He writes songs about seemingly anything that still manage to be meaningful. Rob takes his art seriously but his understated modest style and dry wit bring the listener right into the heart of his music.

About A Time is Rob Clarke’s third album and showcases Rob’s songwriting and musicianship.

‘His warm voice and sensitive musicality (and) …memorable songs that somehow evoke the spirit of Liverpool, and will touch the heart of many’ – Liverpool Echo

‘His work has an honest tone and quality which makes his finely crafted music all the more listenable’ – The Harmless Musician

‘This is my type of music- the type that works its way into the brain so well that you find yourself singing it to yourself in your head or occasionally (as in my case) out loud at work and that for me is the sign of a great song’ – Liverpool Acoustic

ROXANNE DE BASTION
roxannedebastion.com

Roxanne de Bastion’s journey started when she set out on her own, leaving Berlin for London, equipped only with her guitar and a one-way ticket. She grew up in a bilingual, musical home and played her first gigs at the age of 10 (performing her favourite Beatles songs in small cafés and clubs) and began writing her own songs at the age of 15. Not knowing anyone in London, Roxanne started playing at as many open mic nights, bars and music venues as she could, traveling throughout the country via bus and train in order to play her songs to as many people as possible. Determination and hard work is paying off and Roxanne now tours regularly, being asked back to venues throughout the UK, Germany and the United States. Her music is striking a chord with listeners across the globe from Berlin, to London and New York, all the way to Vietnam and Ethiopia.

Roxanne de Bastion announces that her debut album The Real Thing will be released on April 19th on Nomad Songs. The singer-songwriter teamed up with producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes/Regina Spektor) to record ten of her songs in Roxanne’s town of birth, Berlin. Her first single Red and White Blood Cells is available as a free download and has already been picked up by Tom Robinson on BBC6, John Kennedy on XFM, Q Radio as well as MTV and Radio Eins in Germany.

Roxanne’s compositions and live shows are incredibly varied in dynamism and style, ranging from intimate, lilting anti-folk to raw 60’s blues-rock. What tie them together are her charm, her instantly recognisable voice and the sincere, witty and downright ballsy lyrics. Her recordings on The Real Thing are live, honest and immediate. Her songwriting is influenced just as much by her travels as it is by her musical heroes John Lennon, Ray Davies, Bob Dylan, and Judee Sill. A young person making modern and original music but recorded old school, makes for a fresh sound in an otherwise overproduced universe of ‘same old’.

“If you ever get a chance to go see her live – definitely do!” (BBC Introducing Coventry and Warwickshire)

“In a space where artists like Fiona Apple and Regina Spektor exist, Roxanne de Bastion more than holds her own. She stands out.” (Absolute Punk)

“…One of the most perfect voices I have ever heard!” (Tom Whalley, BBC 6)

“A songstress set for stardom in 2013” (Gigs and Festivals)
Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 90 April 2013
If you get the chance, please support your local artists by emailing them, joining their mailing lists, liking their facebook pages, following them on twitter, leaving them comments, going to their gigs, and buying their music direct from them where possible. The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight is produced and presented by Graham Holland on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic website, and is a proud member of the Association of Music Podcasting. The theme music is King of the Faeries by Andrew Ellis from his CD Midnight On The Water.

Spotlight 90: Friday 26th April 2013 – Only Child

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Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 89

To play click here Spotlight 89
or right click the link to download for free

If you are an acoustic musician from the Greater Merseyside area, or from further afield but play on the Liverpool scene, then feel free to send us your music for future shows. We can’t promise we’ll be able to play everything that’s sent to us, but we will listen to every track.

Find out all about the show, how to submit your music, and the Terms of Use, at
liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/spotlight/about

Mog Stanley – Hands
mogstanley.com
soundcloud.com/mogstanley

Sam Rushton – I Don’t Care
facebook.com/srushtonmusic
soundcloud.com/srushton

Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby – Time Has Proved You Right
craigandwilloughby.com

Luke Cusato – Blueskies
facebook.com/LukeFrancescoCusato
soundcloud.com/luke-cusato
Buy the EP Blueskies Sunrise [CD Baby]

Avital Raz – Blues of the Ugly Sister
avitalraz.com
soundcloud.com/avitalraz
Buy Avital’s music [Bandcamp]

Josh Carr – Leaving (Acoustic Original)
facebook.com/joshcarrmusic
soundcloud.com/itsjoshcarrmusic

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The award-winning Liverpool Acoustic Live is well-known for introducing our audiences to young, up-and-coming musicians at our open mic events and regular, monthly showcases. In fact, we’ve discovered so many talented youngsters recently that we’ve decided to put four of them together on the same night for our first ever Youth Special.

Taking place at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street on the evening of Friday 22nd March the event features the following lineup.

• Dominic Dunn – 16
• Sophia Ben-Yousef – 16
• George Lawless – 17
• Milly Pye – 16

15 year old Dylan Tierney from Inverness was due to take part in this event but has had to pull out due to ill health. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him play at a future Liverpool Acoustic Live event.

Tickets are £5 in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or £6 on the door.

Doors open at 8.00pm and the music starts at 8.30pm, finishing no later than 11.15pm.

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 88

To play click here Spotlight 88
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1. Dominic Dunn – For The Night
facebook.com/Dominic.Dunn22

2. Sophia Ben-Yousef – Carry On
facebook.com/sophiamusicuk

3. George Lawless (with Lisa McVinnie) – Music To Hear
youtube.com/GeorgeLawless1

4. Milly Pye – Sometimes
facebook.com/MillyPyeArtist

BONUS TRACKS

5. The Beautiful Word – May Not Be Love
thebeautifulword.co.uk
The Beautiful Word are a 5-piece experimental Casio-folk-pop group from Brighton. They’re touring the UK to promote the single May Not Be Love and can be seen in Liverpool on Saturday 13th April at Lomax, along with The Midnight Waltz, The Sailmakers, Science of the Lamps, and Kill For Company. 7.30pm and entry is £3 on the door.

6. Jo Bywater – Woollen Hearts
jobywater.com
Download the track for free here.

Dominic Dunn
facebook.com/Dominic.Dunn22

16 year old Dominic Dunn is a musical tour de force. Not only is he studying hard for his GCSEs, he also finds the time to gig (relentlessly!), write songs, and run his own events supporting young performers. He recently organised a music journalism masterclass with world-acclaimed music journalist Paul Du Noyer, and two afternoons of music at the Albert Dock for the Threshold Festival fringe. Too young to be nominated, the Liverpool Music Awards placed him firmly in the ‘one to watch’ category.

Sophia Ben-Yousef
facebook.com/sophiamusicuk

Sophia Ben-Yousef is a 16 year old singer / song writer/ pianist who also plays some guitar. She has been playing the piano since she was 9 years old, in a very informal, self-expressive way, always leaning towards jazz influences. Last year her brothers bought her first guitar, which she is steadily self-learning how to play. Since her first public performance in April 2012, her, soulful, jazz voice and performances have been attracting a lot of attention. Sophia has already performed with Robert Vincent, Jo Bywater, Thom Moorcroft, Gary Edward Jones, Johnny Sands, KOF, Mic Lowry and Chelcee, to name just a few. She has also been approached by London based agents, who are currently arranging venues in London for Sophia, following viewing her videos on the YouTube Channel for Band Vault, London, who invited her along to do a video shoot.

Her diverse musical influences range from Emilie Sande, Ludovico Einaudi, Alicia Keys, Muse and the Foo Fighters to Miles Davies, Oscar Peterson and Nina Simone. Although some of her songs are inspired by every day events in teenage life, one song in particular stands out in her performance, ‘Carry On’ inspired by the Arab Spring uprising, in Libya that so profoundly had a personal impact on her family; she was very fortunate to have had this song played on Prime time news in Libya.

Sophia is looking forward to recording more of her own songs, and is currently working with several musicians and producers, on a variety of musical collaborations. She has just been approached by several independent music blogs to do live video performances and interviews.

Sophia’s musical ambition is to develop her songwriting, and perform her music live in front of a large audience. Her focus is all about the music and the lyrics and getting noticed for the quality of her sound.

George Lawless
youtube.com/GeorgeLawless1

17 year old George Lawless started playing guitar six years ago, since then he has developed a love for fingerstyle acoustic guitar.  At the age of thirteen he started to study classical guitar as well as self-teaching folk fingerstyle pieces. His style is best described as a combination of classical and folk. George has played with a lot of local acts in the past year, including John O’Connell and TJ & Murphy. Whilst still developing his classical guitar technique George is currently playing a lot of folk open mics in the city and hopes to continue to play and develop his guitar skills whilst studying for his A levels.

Milly Pye
facebook.com/MillyPyeArtist

At only just 16 years old, singer/songwriter Milly Pye has already many original songs written.   A deeply, soulful and emotionally led performer who draws her audience in with her beautiful, emotive, but powerful heart wrenching voice.

Milly’s style is completely raw. Mainly self taught on the guitar, she is currently in a developmental stage of her music career  and gaining a lot more live experience by regularly treading the boards in Liverpool (including supporting Sandi Thom at Erics), Chester, Cheshire venues and London (12 Bar Club Soho) plus also many private functions in her local area.  Milly’s influences come ‘mainly from life’ and her musical tastes vary, but for style choice, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, Ben Howard and Newton Faulkner would be her most influential artists. Her dream is to perform , workshop and write with Ed Sheeran.

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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’s a exciting and varied lineup for you to enjoy.

2.00pm – The Tenements
2.30pm – Ronan Boyle
3.00pm – Caroline England
3.30pm – Gary Edward Jones
4.00pm – Three Minute Hero
4.30pm – Jody Cooper
5.00pm – The Southbound Attic Band
5.30pm – Laura&Claire
6.00pm – Ben Stafford
6.30pm – Synne Eileen & The Sunbeams

Entry is by Threshold weekend or day ticket, available in advance from thresholdfestival.com and on the day from Baltic Creative (49 Jamaica Street).

Join us on the facebook event here and let us know who you’re looking forward to seeing.

Remember to tweet @thresholdfest and @lpoolacoustic, and use the hashtag #threshold13

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 87

To play click here Spotlight 87
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The Tenements – Sarah
facebook.com/tenements

The Tenements are a trio from Merseyside playing a blend of dark melodic folk rock and roll,with influences from Love to the Pixies to Simon and Garfunkel. Formed in Jan 2013 with an focus on well crafted songs imbued with feeling, the few shows the band have played have been well received, and they are looking froward to showing what they can do at Threshold festival.

Ronan Boyle – You My Girl
soundcloud.com/ronanboyle

In 2006 Ronan Boyle gave up his career as a Rocket Scientist and aspirations to go to Mars to become a full time Troubadour and has been writing songs and singing for his supper ever since.

Based in Liverpool Ronan honed his craft, developing a powerful and emotive delivery and wrapping heart felt lyrics up in memorable blues and folk melodies.

Drawing his influence from such great artists as Elliott Smith, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Josh Ritter and many more, Ronan has worked with some of the finest musicians in Liverpool to create a new and unique sound.

He has recorded several EPs at Parr Street Studios, has toured the UK, Ireland and Europe and is currently focused on writing and preproduction for recordings to be released throughout 2013.

Caroline England – Ginger
carolineengland.co.uk
Buy the album Who Said All Is Fair In Love and War? [iTunes]

Singer songwriter Caroline England has been making waves in the local music scene for the past ten years and has firmly established herself as the north west of England’s best kept secret with her prolific songwriting and unique, world-class vocal talent.

The music is highly influenced by her environment and she lives on the corner of the Wirral peninsula in the sandy seaside town of Hoylake near Liverpool, well known as a creative hub for the arts and its maritime heritage.

Caroline is currently half way through recording a studio album due for release at Liverpool Acoustic Live on Friday 26th July 2013.

Gary Edward Jones – Friend Of Mine
reverbnation.com/garyedwardjones
Buy Gary’s music from [Bandcamp] [iTunes]

Gary Edward Jones is now a singer songwriter from Liverpool, but he wasn’t always.

It was a visit to Las Vegas in 2003 that enabled this mild-mannered builder from South Liverpool to realise his dream of becoming a musician. “I never thought I was good enough, I knew being a musician was the life for me but how that was going to happen I didn’t know… until Vegas,” said Gary.

Gary performed at the Palms Hotel Acoustic Asylum to great acclaim – it was the confidence boost he needed to change his life and pursue the path he had always dreamed of.

A prolific songwriter from childhood, Gary chose a more practical career in woodcarving which steered his path through living in London, becoming a father and the breakdown of relationships. It has been these life milestones which have provided Gary with rich content to produce some of his best work yet.

Behind the exterior of Gary the builder, lies a unique ability to translate some of life’s most extreme sensitivities into powerful, meaningful music steeped in soul. Gary’s talent has seen him produce tracks with fellow singer songwriter Thea Gilmore and drummer Steve Barney.

Three Minute Hero – The Busker
facebook.com/threeminuteherouk

Three Minute Hero is a semi acoustic power trio active on the Liverpool music scene. The name derives from a song by 2-tone ska band The Selecter. The brainchild of Liverpool songwriter/musician and award winning promoter Stuart Todd, Three Minute Hero mixes raw social commentary with melodic folk styled power pop; taking the classic three minute pop song and giving it a subversive lyrical twist. Influences include Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, CSN&Y, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Police, Tom Robinson Band, The Specials, The Housemartins and Billy Bragg.

Stuart Todd launched his first EP Playing The Field at The View Two Gallery in November 2004. Having worked with renowned musician Neil Campbell in the group Triad, the two re-emerged as an acoustic duo with the release of their long awaited studio album Campbell Todd in October 2007. Stuart fronted his own group, The Freebies, to promote his first solo album ‘A Question Of Time’ during 2009/2010. The album is available to buy on iTunes and CD Baby.

Now after a long break, Stuart is bringing a fresh approach to his music with Three Minute Hero. Joining him in the line up is Chris Cousineau on cajón. Their first gig was supporting Gideon Conn at Parr Street Studio 2 in October 2012. A new website will be coming soon.

Jody Cooper – No Pain
jodycoopermusic.com
Jody’s albums ‘Growing Up’ and ‘Free Thyself’ are available in physical and digital form at bandcamp

Jody Cooper is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter with a powerful voice – at once looking back to the great songwriters of the past, while at the same time possessing a keen melodic sensibility of his own. His style is a melting pot of rock, blues, funk and pop, as well as more folky, acoustic elements driven by strong melodies. No gimmicks, no pretence, just honest, thought-provoking songs that speak from and to the soul.

The Southbound Attic Band – Living The Dream
facebook.com/thesouthboundatticband
Buy the latest album Living The Dream from News From Nowhere (Bold St) & Quicksilver Music (Southport)

The Southbound Attic Band consists of Barry Jones, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and Ronnie Clark, bass and backing vocals. Their high energy live set is a combination of Americana, English and Celtic tinged folk rock.

Their first full length CD, The Willows Suite (SAB2 2009) is a full musical suite of original songs, written by Barry, based around the book Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame. The Willows Suite, which incorporates readings from the original text, followed by the song inspired by it, is also an hour long theatre piece which is suitable for all ages except the very young. To critical acclaim, the Southbound Attic Band performed The Willows Suite at Formby Little Theatre for Formby Live 2010 and at the inaugural Threshold Festival in 2011.

Their second CD No More Tears (SAB3 2011) incorporated what have become their trademark songs, Howling at the Moon and Southbound Train as well as a tribute to their home city of Liverpool, City By The Bay, which featured as a youtube video youtu.be/eTMVeZXEwYA on a popular Liverpool Tourism Website.

Their latest recording Living The Dream (SAB4 2012) which includes a song written by Ronnie Clark, followed the previous two by featuring in its own hour long edition of Radio Merseyside’s Folkscene programme with Stan Ambrose, and Radio Merseyside’s Billy Butler has also played music from the CD featuring Nostalgia Still Rules on his popular prime time show. In Americana-uk.com’s review Jeremy Searle described the CD as “Fine old school song-writing and playing… a hugely enjoyable listen.” FATEA webzine described it as “an album full of home truths delivered with a subtle wit and good honest humour.” And Tony Donaghey from LiverpoolBands.com said “great solid songwriting, every song had a proper tune – immediately hummable and often sing- a-longable.”

The Southbound Attic Band are currently hosting a series of Acoustic Dustbowl events monthly at The View Two Gallery, Mathew Street, Liverpool for Americana UK Promotions.

Laura&Claire – Gold Rush
facebook.com/lauraandclairemusic
Music can currently be downloaded for free from soundcloud

Since their debut in 2006, lifelong friends Laura&Claire have stood apart from the crowd with their immaculate vocal harmonies. Currently working on their first full album they mix sharp social commentaries with catchy pop melodies.

With influences ranging from the lyrics of Idelwild to the imagination of Imogen Heap, Laura&Claire have taken inspiration from their alternative roots and stripped them down to produce acoustic musings based on love and life, and make no excuse for feeling very human things such as angst and jealousy.

Ben Stafford – Slagging Off Your Ex
benstafford.co.uk

Ben Stafford plays and sings catchy melodic acoustic songs inspired by uni life at Chester, his hometown of Glossop and the rail lines between the two. He released his debut album Colour By Faders last year which was recorded in his Halls of Residence, and is now working on new material some of which will be debuted in his set at Threshold.

Synne Eileen & The Sunbeams – Closet
facebook.com/synnesunbeams

Synne Eileen & the Sunbeams is a six-piece quirk-pop band, playing their bright and bubbly tunes straight into the hearts of people who love a good trill and keeping life colourful.

Hailing from Norway, though currently based in Liverpool, Synne Eileen & the Sunbeams has been well received both in Scandinavia and in the UK for their catchy melodies and their quirky lyrics about everything from love and loss to filthy doves and elephants.

A lot has happened to Synne Eileen & the Sunbeams the last year. Having played at the Sound City festival in Liverpool, as well as doing a tour both in the UK and back home in their home country, they also recently released their first music video “CLOSET”. The band is now fully ready to conquer the hearts and smiles of both Scandinavian and British people. If you’re in need of cheering up, look no further.

“…some very bright uplifting songs, beautiful thoughtful lyrics and vocal harmony laid over a bed of delightful quirky tunes. Definitely one to watch!” - Eddie Lundon, China Crisis

Check out the video for the song Closet here - youtu.be/_EfBOGQ3jW0

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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 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or £6 on the door.

Doors open at 8.00pm and the music starts at 8.30pm, finishing no later than 11.15pm.

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 86

To play click here Spotlight 86
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1. The Mono LPs – Die A Little Death
2. The Mono LPs - The Flame
   themonolps.com
   Buy the single Die A Little Death from [iTunes] [Amazon]
3. Tom George – Don’t Want Trouble
   tomgeorgearts.wordpress.com
4. Paul Liddell – Goodbye Mr. Green
   Buy Paul’s music from paulliddell.com [Bandcamp] [iTunes]
5. Niamh Jones – With The Wind
   facebook.com/niamh.jones.376

Bonus Track

1. Gerard and the Watchmen – Brother
   davegerardmusic.com
   Catch them playing for Mellowtone live in Liverpool on Thursday 21st February 2013 at Leaf, when they appear with Ottersgear, Yarbo, and Beaten Tracks DJs. Facebook event here.

The Mono LPs – photo © Katy Mutch

The Mono LPs
themonolps.com

The Mono LPs describe themselves as “rock’n'roll with a cello!” Championed by BBC Introducing’s Dave Monks, having released their debut single Die A Little Death with Cavern Records in 2012, The Mono LPs are considered one of Liverpool’s bright young things attracting a lot of attention and selling out venues all over the UK.
Recent support gigs include Status Quo, Toploader, Space, Sandi Thom and Starsailor. Headlining shows for Alan Magee’s (Oasis, Creation Records) DEATHDISCO night in the Nottinghill Art Club London and Liverpool, not to mention being invited to play Kendal Calling Festival and the Mathew Street Festival in front of an audience of 3,000. The band goes from strength to strength as they are soon to be back in the studio to record their follow-up single and are planning an upcoming tour.

LIVERPOOL ECHO, Peter Guy ‘Get Into This’
‘a special Liverpool indie band’…’reel off a slew of songs which are bonafide hits waiting to happen’

NME…
‘best band of the festival, by far, were The Mono LPs’ (Threshold festival 2011)

Kyle Falconer (The View)…
‘outstanding vocals’ (2010 Liverpool Heebie Jeebies Halloween Special)

BBC Introducing’s Dave Monks,
‘Fantastic band. They just keep getting better and better!’

Tom George
tomgeorgearts.wordpress.com

Tom George is a musician with a diverse range of influences. Having played with many bands ranging in style from punk rock to heavy blues, he currently plays solo acoustic tunes, with an emphasis on strong melodies and incisive lyrics. An early review, in Liverpool’s Live Magazine described his debut CD as “F****** amazing”.

Tom has since played countless solo gigs around the UK and in Europe, including performances at Glastonbury Festival and on Channel 4 television.  He is currently recording his third album, to be released later this year on Free Rock and Roll Records.

Paul Liddell
paulliddell.com

Paul Liddell is a working musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist based by the sea in the North East of England. He is an experienced live performer with an unstoppable work ethic, clocking up on average 20 gigs a month both solo and with his band Delphians. He was recognised by PRS as ‘most gigging songwriter 2009′. Live, his unique voice and unpretentious delivery combine with the use of live sampling, guitar percussion and layered vocal harmonies to provide a great platform for his wonderful songs to shine.

Liddell has toured America, appearing everywhere from coffee houses to a TV show in Time Warner’s Hollywood studios. Here in the UK he has performed on the main stage at Beverley Folk Festival and shared billing with Billy Bragg, Turin Brakes, Beth Rowley, Glenn Tilbrook, Karine Polwart, Calvin Harris, Nick Harper, and Florence and the Machine. Paul’s current album Milestones and Motorways is a proudly home-made and independent release.

“An artist in the bloom of their creativity.” Folking.com

“Milestones and Motorways is a real troubadour album.” Fatea Magazine

“Paul is a smooth and capable guitarist… [his album is a] sharply etched portrait of life in modern Britain.” Guitarist Magazine

Niamh Jones
facebook.com/niamh.jones.376
YouTube

Niamh Jones is a 15 year old singer song-writer born and brought up in Liverpool. Niamh grew up surrounded by music with the Irish roots of her family and her parents’ 80s influences. She has played the guitar for 5 years and her Mum has always said she was humming tunes before she could speak. Niamh enjoys putting pen to paper, being influenced by the likes of Amy MacDonald and Newton Faulkner in her sound and lyrics. Close your eyes and you could be listening to a young Tracy Chapman!

She has always been drawn to live music and has been inspired by the likes of Rob Vincent and The Southbound Attic Band in local venues such as Woodwards and Cafe D’Art where she regularly plays. Niamh plans to continue with her song-writing and hopes she will have the opportunity to play her music in bigger venues over the next couple of years.

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FRIDAY 25th JANUARY 2013

THE TOY HEARTS @
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

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Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 84

To play click here Spotlight 84
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1. The Toy Hearts - Stutter Blues
2. The Toy Hearts - The Captain (Radio Edit)
   thetoyhearts.com
   Buy the album Whiskey from [website] [iTunes] [Amazon]
3. Marc Sunderland - Long Way To Go
   facebook.com/driftingclassroom

BONUS TRACKS 

1. The Midnight Waltz - Face To Face
   reverbnation.com/themidnightwaltz
   This song won the Audience Favourite award at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2012
2. Mick Flaherty - Fade Into The Winter
   soundcloud.com/mickflaherty
3. Chris Shennan – Thankyou
   soundcloud.com/chrisshennan

Spotlight 84 Friday 25th January 2013 The Toy Hearts

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SPOTLIGHT
2012 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 

Welcome to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 2012 Christmas Special. For the second year in a row we put out a call on the website, twitter and our facebook page for local acoustic musicians or bands to submit their original seasonal (Christmas, winter, New Year) songs and once again we’ve not been disappointed. We received eleven songs in total, and whereas not all of them are acoustic,  seeing as this is the season of good will to all men, women and sprogs we thought we’d include them all anyway.

At the end of every Spotlight show we encourage people to support the bands and musicians in a variety of practical ways (see the blurb at the bottom) and at this time of year we’d encourage you to consider buying some music from them. This could be a single track or a whole album – it all helps, particularly if you buy it direct from the artists.

Click to play

or right click Spotlight 83 – 2012 Christmas Special to download for free

10 Reasons To Live - Christmas Time
Buy the album City Life (CD & download) from 10reasonstolive.com
Buy the single Christmas Time from [iTunes]

 

James J Turner - This Christmas
Buy the album How Could We Be Wrong from jjturner.com
Download the single This Christmas for free from
soundcloud.com/jamesjohnturner/this-christmas

Chris Selman – Loneliness
chrisselman.co.uk
Buy the single Loneliness from all major digital retailers (from 16/12/12)
Listen here soundcloud.com/chrisselman/chris-selman-loneliness

Serenity – Let The Snow Fall
myspace.com/serenityliverpool

Buy the single Let The Snow Fall from [iTunes] [Amazon]

Garfangle and the Goods – World At One (Make Believe This Christmas Time)

facebook.com/pages/Garfangle-The-Goods/175133082502906
This single is available from [iTunes] [Amazon] in a different language every day until Christmas.

Watch the video here youtu.be/0M8J1sLti0A

Dan Maitland & Tim Palmer  - Taken In For Christmas
This single is available as a free download from danielmaitland.co.uk

Meike Holtzman - Don’t Buy Me Anything For Christmas
facebook.com/LonesomeGeorginas

This single is available as a free download from
soundcloud.com/germangeorgina/dont-buy-me-anything

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FRIDAY 14th DECEMBER 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 82

To play click here Spotlight 82
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1. The Edwardian Picnic - Easier
   facebook.com/TheEdwardianPicnic
   soundcloud.com/TheEdwardianPicnic
2. SJ Downes – Take A Stand (field recording)
   sjdownes.com
   Buy SJ’s music at sjdownes.bandcamp.com
3. Vanessa Murray - I Don’t Wanna Lose You Like This
4. Vanessa Murray - Life’s Too Short
   facebook.com/VanessaMurrayMusic

BONUS TRACKS 

1. Andy Cowan – Marilyn
   facebook.com/andycowanmusic
   Marilyn is taken from Andy’s debut album Sparks launched on 26th November 2012 and available to buy from [Amazon] [Spotify] and other online stores.
2. Matt Swift – Cry Out
   facebook.com/mattswiftpage
   This song, along with three others, is available as a free download for anyone who makes a donation of £2 at justgiving.com/Matt-Swift All money raised (the target is £30) will be donated to CALM – the Campaign Against Living Miserably – in memory of Miles Carrington.
3. Sarah MacDougall - Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes You Win
   sarahmacdougall.com
   Sarah’s album The Greatest Ones Alive won Solo Roots Album of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards 2012 and is available to buy on vinyl, CD or download from Sarah’s website.
   Sarah MacDougal will be appearing for Grateful Fred at Formby British Legion on Wednesday 5th December 2012. Tickets are £7 in advance from wegottickets.com, doors open at 8.00pm, music starts at 8.15pm, and support is from Steph Fraser.

 

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CELEBRATING SUBVERSION:

THE ANTI-CAPITALIST ROADSHOW

SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2012

This month Liverpool Acoustic is joining forces with Sefton Park Palm House, News From Nowhere, and Radical Liverpool to present Celebrating Subversion: The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow.

The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow is a collective of singers and songwriters Frankie Armstrong, Roy Bailey, Robb Johnson, Reem Kalani, Sandra Kerr, Grace Petrie, Leon Rosselson, Janet Russell, Peggy Seeger, Jim Woodland, plus one (there is only one!) socialist magician, Ian Saville. Each show features a selection of participants from among this collective.

According to chief mischief-maker Leon Rosselson, the Anti-Capitalist Roadshow was created “to raise spirits and give hope and cheer and a smile or two to those angry at the ideologically driven austerity programme imposed by this millionaire government on all but the elite, and in particular on the poor, the vulnerable and the disabled. We are part of the resistance to a capitalism that functions only on behalf of the wealthy, that aims to shrink the public sphere and privatise public services, including the NHS, and that is destructive to the planet. We are part of another way of looking at the world.”

The Roadshow has been enjoying sold out concerts across the country, and is coming to Liverpool for it’s only North West show.

It’s taking place on Saturday 10th November 2012 at  Sefton Park Palm House and features

• Peggy Seeger
• Frankie Armstrong
• Robb Johnson
• Grace Petrie
• Janet Russell
• Jim Woodland
• and Ian Saville

Tickets are £10 (£6 unwaged) in advance from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or on the door.
Tickets can also be bought in person from News From Nowhere (no booking fee).

Doors open at 7.00pm with music starting at 7.30pm. The night is due to finish at 10.30pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 81

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1. Peggy Seeger – Doggone, Occupation Is On
2. Frankie Armstrong – Encouragement
3. Robb Johnson – When Saturday Came
4. Grace Petrie – Farewell To Welfare
5. Janet Russell – St Peter’s Field
6. Jim Woodland – The CriminalBONUS TRACK
7. Leon Rosselson – Palaces of Gold 

 

Peggy Seeger

Frankie Armstrong

Frankie says:

“I’m so looking forward to bringing our Celebrating Subversion: The Anti Capitalist Roadshow to Liverpool.  All the concerts I’ve been part of so far this year have been a real lift for our spirits – and we all need it. What a privilege to turn our frustrations, anger and aspirations into songs that can be stirring, satirical, hilarious, moving and beautiful is a great way to ‘not let the bastards get us down’. To share them with you in Liverpool is an exciting prospect.”

 

Robb Johnson

He has played pubs, clubs, pavements, pickets & benefits, arts centres & festivals, local, national and international radio and TV, and in February 2006 appeared at the Barbican as part of the prestigious BBC “Folk Britannia” series, where “for the encore, Robb Johnson leads all the artists (and the audience) in the World War I song (‘Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire’)” (BBC Folk Britannia website) in a concert that was screened on BBC4.

Robb also plays extensively in Belgium, Holland & Germany, & he has toured Britain supporting Chumbawamba, & the US with David Rovics & again with Leon Rosselson

His albums regularly receive widespread critical enthusiasm – The Guardian: “no-nonsense, bittersweet, finely observed”, fROOTS: “brilliantly rousing… intelligent & catchy sing-a-longs with attitude”,  while FATEA has made 2 of Robb’s songs – The Prince & Private Gentle, and When Tottenham Burned  their tracks of the year.

In 2011 he released a solo acoustic album Some Recent Protest Songs (IRR080) and a full electric band album Once Upon a Time (IRR082). This year Robb and his band The Irregulars appeared on the main stage of the Tolpuddle Festival, where Robb has also compered for the last 3 years, showcasing material from Happily Ever After (IRR083), their latest album.

Rob says:

“Personally I am really looking forward to being part of the Anti-Capitalist Roadshow gig in Liverpool, cos Liverpool has a proud radical history of political and cultural anti-capitalism, and I’ve always had really lovely gigs in Liverpool and made lots of good friends when i’ve played there.”

 

Grace Petrie

Grace Petrie
www.gracepetrie.com

Grace Petrie comes from Leicester in the East Midlands. She writes indie folk rock songs (a couple with an acoustic punk twist), plays the guitar and sings with a voice that has been likened by listeners to Laura Marling and Kate Nash. From the humble beginnings of small gigs in her hometown in 2006 and a home-recorded debut album, Grace quickly acquired a reputation as one of the best artists on the flourishing Leicester music scene, and a following of dedicated listeners. In 2007 she supported Frank Turner and Mark Morriss (The Bluetones) and released a second CD, Feel Better, to critical acclaim. From there onwards she began to break onto the festival scene, playing Leicester’s acclaimed folk weekender, The Big Session Festival, and the more commercial Summer Sundae, as well as the main stage at Nottingham Gay Pride 2009, where she played to over 10,000 people.

In 2010 Grace’s music began to take a new, political direction. The heartbreaking results of the UK general election inspired in her such rage and despair that she picked up a guitar and wrote what has become one of the most celebrated anti-establishment anthems of recent times, Farewell to Welfare. When folk legend (and Grace’s personal hero) Billy Bragg heard her music and invited her to play at Glastonbury on the Leftfield stage, she went down a storm and, in Bragg’s own words, “stole the f@!#ing show, sister!”

In 2011, Grace Petrie exploded onto the national music scene. Alongside UK tours with Emmy the Great and Josie Long, she embarked on a string of festival appearances including End of the Road, Greenbelt and, of course, a triumphant return to Glastonbury. National airplay on BBC 6music from Josie Long, Tom Robinson and Steve Lamacq as well as interviews in The Guardian and Diva magazine have cemented Grace’s name in the public consciousness, and the release in December of Mark My Words, the politically charged follow-up to Tell Me A Story, was met with such excitement that the CD sold out within 48hours. With festival appearances already confirmed for the summer, 2012 looks set to be a big year for Grace Petrie.

 

Janet Russell

Jim Woodland

Ian Saville

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FRIDAY 26th OCTOBER 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 80

To play click here Spotlight 80
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1. Phil Hare - Si Beg Si Mhor (Live at Belper Folk Club)
   philhare.co.uk
2. Three Minute Hero – The Busker
   facebook.com/threeminuteherouk
   reverbnation.com/threeminutehero
3. Freya Jonas – My Bones
   facebook.com/freyajonasmusic
   Listen to the EP My Bones here.

BONUS TRACKS 

1. Ches Cherry – Land Of Plenty
   chescherry.net
   Ches & Al Cherry, plus Tom Doughty, will be supporting Bobby Valentino and BJ Cole at the Floral Pavilion on Saturday 17th November as part of the International Guitar Festival of Great Britain. Details here.
2. Richie Syrett – Sway
   richiesyrett.com
   The new album Good Morning Midnight is out now [website] [CD Baby] [Amazon] [iTunes]

 

Phil Hare

Freya Jonas - My Bones

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FRIDAY 5th October 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC PRESENTS

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

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Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #79

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1. Rick Shea – Ty Robby
2. Rick Shea - Nelly Bly
   rickshea.net
   Buy the album Shelter Valley Blues [iTunes] [Amazon]
3. The Good Intentions – Gone So Long 
4. The Good Intentions - Everybody Loves A Drinkin’ Man
   thegoodintentions.co.uk
   buy the album Someone Else’s Time [website] [Amazon] [iTunes]
   

BONUS TRACKS 

1. Greg Quiery – Farewell To Erin
   thepoetandtheparrot.co.uk
   Taken from Greg’s album The Poet And The Parrot due to be launched at the Casa on Hope Street on Friday 12th October. The doors open at 8.00pm and it’s free entry.
2. Alice Laybourne – Broken
   soundcloud.com/alice-laybourne

 

Rick Shea

 “Reminds me of how Country CDs used to sound when I was growing up. Davies and Monk hormonize like nobody’s business.” Andy Ziehll, Americana Gazette

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FRIDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #78

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1. Merry Hell – Drunken Serenade
   merryhell.co.uk
   buy the album Blink… and you miss it [iTunes] [Amazon]
2. The 4.20s - Underdog (live at the BBC)
   the420s.co.uk
   
3. Mark Wynn –  The “I Should Coco Was My Favourite Tape When I Was 15″ Song
   markwynnmusic.co.uk
   Visit Mark’s website to buy the album “It Hasn’t Got A Title Yet But When It Does I’ll Let You Know”
4. Sophia Ben-Yousef – Any Excuses
   facebook.com/sophiamusicuk
   soundcloud.com/sophia-uk 

   BONUS TRACKS 

5. Tom Jarvis – No One Understands
   facebook.com/tomjarvis2011
6. Sophie Ballamy – My Friend, The Moon
   sophieballamy.co.uk
   Buy the My Friend, The Moon EP from Sophie’s website or [iTunes]

 

Merry Hell

Merry Hell
merryhell.co.uk

Living up to their name, local band Merry Hell play folk-rock with punk attitude, indie ethos, and latino feel – with an added helping of soul. Formed in 2011, and taking their roots from the quasi folk-punk-rock orchestra known as The Tansads, Merry Hell is an 8-piece combining male and female vocals with mandolin, electric guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. Expect an incredible, high-energy assault when you see them play live.

 

The 4.20s

Mark Wynn

Mark Wynn
markwynnmusic.co.uk

Mark Wynn is a 25 year old talking, singer, songwriter/mumbler man boy from York. He has occasionally been referred to as being a poet, something that doesn’t sit too well with him. So far this year he has written and released four albums, two collections of poems (oh the irony) and has done more gigs than he cares to mention.

The subject matter for his songs covers a number of subjects – here are a few: car boot sales, tooth decay, love, comparing girls to television, booze, rubbish nightclubs, dish washing, bus journeys, Henry Miller, the weather, his grandmother and working in an industry where most people are money hungry creeps.

Recently Mark has been described as a cross between John Cooper Clarke, Lou Reed and Big Bill Broonzy: make of that what you will. This November, after three years of gigging around anywhere and everywhere, mark is heading out on his first UK headline tour.

“Like the early John Cooper Clarke or Mark E Smith, Mark Wynn has the potential for national treasure status twenty years down the line. And that’s not something you’ll hear me say often or lightly. “ Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music

 

Sophia Ben-Yousef

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SEPTEMBER 2012

MUSIC RELEASE SPECIAL 

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #77

To play click here Spotlight #77
or right click the link to download for free

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1. Misery Guts – Let Me On My Way
facebook.com/pages/Misery-Guts/111584458881332
Single launch event – Saturday 8th September
@ The Ship & Mitre, Dale Street - 7.30pm to 11pm
Tickets £5 from Skiddle
Facebook event

2. The Hummingbirds – Emma
wearethehummingbirds.com
Break Your Heart EP launch event – Saturday 15th September
@ The Zanzibar, Seel Street - 8pm start
with support from The Imagineers, and Reva
Tickets £7 from ticketline, Bier, or the band
Facebook event

3. Lizzie Nunnery & Vidar Norheim – Poverty Knocks (featuring the Liverpool Socialist Singers)
lizzienunnery.co.uk
New album Black Hound Howling released Monday 17th September
It’s available to pre-order now from Lizzie’s website.

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4. Jessicas Ghost – 1989
jessicasghost.co.uk
New album Losing Track Of Time released September 17th September
Buy from [iTunes] [Amazon]

5. Only Child – Before & After
onlychildmusic.co.uk
Only Child EP launch event – Thursday 20th September
@ Leaf, Bold Street – 8pm
Mellowtone presents, with support from Dave O’Grady, and Will Maitland
Tickets £5 adv from Skiddle
Facebook event

6. Bird – My Love Sleeps With Lions (Acoustic version)
facebook.com/birdmusicofficial
Shadows EP launch event – Friday 21st September
@ The Kazimier, Wolstenholme Square – 7.30pm
With support from All We Are, Owls*, Beach Skulls, Secret Garden Gathering
Tickets £4 adv from Seetickets
Facebook event
Buy ‘Shadows’ EP [iTunes] [AmazonMP3]

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7. James J Turner – How Could We Be Wrong?
jjturner.com
New album How Could We Be Wrong released Monday 24th September 
New single Let Love Into Your Heart released same day
Buy the album now [AmazonMP3] or pre-order from James’ website.

 

 

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SUNDAY 26th AUGUST 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON
@ LIVERPOOL FRINGE FESTIVAL 

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #76

To play click here Spotlight #76
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1. The Loose Moose String Band – Old Time Religion/I Saw The Light
   facebook.com/loosemoosestringband
   
2. James J Turner – Silver and Gold
   www.jjturner.com
   facebook.com/JamesJohnTurner1
   buy the album How Could We Be Wrong [website] [Amazon]
3. Clever Little Tramps – Bend and Break
   facebook.com/cleverlittletramps
   soundcloud.com/russellholden
4. James M Carson – Get Put Down
   facebook.com/jamesmcarsonmusic
   soundcloud.com/james-m-carson
5. Jazamin Sinclair – Old Change
   jazamin.co.uk
6. Sonnenberg – End Of The (T)rain
   sonnenberg.org.uk 
   Sonnenberg’s music is available to buy from Probe Plus
7. BONUS TRACK
   Jeff & Vida – Boxcar Blues (Hello Sunshine)
   jeffandvida.com
   Buy the album Selma Chalk [CD Baby]
   See them live at Grateful Fred’s on Thursday 6th September [tickets]

 

The Loose Moose String Band in disguise!

The Loose Moose String Band
facebook.com/loosemoosestringband

The Loose Moose String Band comprise of a gang of goodtime music loving fools from Liverpool who play styles including Bluegrass, Old Time, Honky Tonk, Western Swing, Rock and Roll and 80′s/90′s pop classics. This talented bunch are Barry (Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals), Nairn (Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Vocals), The Marshall (Stand-up Bass, Vocals), Alan (Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle), Paddy (Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals), and John (Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals).

In addition to playing weddings, funerals and Bar Mitzvahs, they can also be found playing every other Sunday at The Caledonia on Catharine Street.

James J Turner

www.jjturner.com

James John Turner, a singer-songwriter, was born and bred in Liverpool. The city’s diverse music melting pot was a heady influence on James, who started playing guitar and singing from a ridiculously young age and, unbelievably, played gigs at the Junior Cavern sessions from the tender age of 9. Over the years James has fronted several different line-ups including Lies All Lies and The Electric Morning, touring the UK and Europe. After paying his dues on the road he opened Liverpool Hard City Studios where his debut solo album The Believer was recorded. James was the only male singer/songwriter to have a track selected for Virgin/BPI’s Best of British campaign in the US.

James has recently completed his new album How Could We Be Wrong? which takes him back to his roots using acoustic guitars, mandolin and violin. The album, and the single Let Love Into Your Heart, are due for release on 24th September 2012 on Touch The Moon Records.

Clever Little Tramps

facebook.com/cleverlittletramps

Clever Little Tramps, formed in 2011, are a 3-piece acoustic band from Merseyside with a passion for writing and performing songs with meaning and feeling. Consisting of Russell Holden on lead vocals/Guitar, Mark Holden Percussion/Backing vocals and Michael Bates Bass/Backing vocals. The focus on vocal harmonies and well thought lyrics have turned many heads and brought many great reviews including: “Clever Little Tramps mix elements of folk, country and pop into a gritty blend that is, by turns, funny, evocative and beautiful….excellent vocal harmonies with a knack for expressing non-sentimental but no less romantic poetry” playmusic magazine

Still in the first year as this set-up things are getting better and better and with the release of their first EP ‘BLUE (Songs In A Flat)’ the Liverpool music scene has found it hard not to have these boys mentioned whenever someone is looking for some great tracks or a gig where people get involved. The next 12 months could be very important for Clever Little Tramps, especially with EP reviews like this: “Mellow, bluesy acoustic number sung with character and well devised harmony arrangements with nods to peers such as Neil Young, Crosby Stills and Nash with a smattering of Fleet Foxes with an undercurrent of The Coral”. MangoneBlog

They are currently recording their new EP which should be ready by the end of the year.

James M Carson 

facebook.com/jamesmcarsonmusic

James is a songwriter from the northwest of England with a style somewhere between alt-country-folk and classic-psych-rock. His influences are drawn from such artists as Tim Buckley, Wilco, Elliot Smith, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Ryan Adams, Pentangle, T-Rex, George Harrison, and Ray Davies.  He has supported Blind Atlas as part of their album tour, and opened for Louis Barabbas and the Bedlam Six, The Big House, Our Fold, Audio Asylum, Silent Republic, and The Big I Am. James is currently working to complete a four track EP for release on Bandcamp.

Jazamin Sinclair

jazamin.co.uk
Jazamin is an artist specialising in painting, drawing, photography, music, design, exhibitions, workshops & more. At her degree show, her painting ‘Hot Pepper Sauce’ was awarded The Welsh Assembly’s Award for Fine Art. Since then she has taken part in more than 75 exhibitions. She now regularly organises exhibitions with HeadSpace@EggSpace and is part of Capture Photographers and Melodycrayons as well as working as a designer. As a singer-songwriter, Jazamin plays regularly in around Liverpool, and is a member of Sense of Sound singers.

Sonnenberg

sonnenberg.org.uk 

Sonnenberg is a folk-type of band around the singer/songwriter Zinney, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Dave Thom, and percussionist/tabla-ist Saul Hughes. After the release of their debut album “fishing in the pool” (probe plus 60, 2007) the band performed in different formations (2-4-6 piece) in small venues as well as “the Shepherds Bush Theatre” in London and the “Boardwalk” in Sheffield. The new album “end of the rain” was released in June 2012.

 

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FRIDAY 24th AUGUST 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #75

To play click here Spotlight #75
or right click the link to download for free

1. TJ & Murphy – Home
   facebook.com/tjandmurphy
   buy the album Hurricanes [bandcamp]
2. Tom Strasser - Live & Learn
   tomstrasser.bandcamp.com
   buy the EP Live & Learn [bandcamp]
   
3. Mary McCombs –  Gaia
   myspace.com/marymccombs
   ReverbNation
   Buy the album Selling Flowers from News From Nowhere on Bold Street
4. George Lawless – Anji
   youtube.com/user/GeorgeLawless1/videos
5. TJ & Murphy – Island of the Saints

 

Tom Strasser (photo: Florian Auer)

Mary McCombs
myspace.com/marymccombs

Mary McCombs formed an Indie band in the early 1990s, writing and performing their own material which was influenced mainly by Cocteau Twins and The Sundays. McCombs was the lead vocalist of the band which performed at many Liverpool venues and several in London and various University campuses nationally. She is a regular performer with the ‘Sense of Sound’ singers, and performs as a solo artist on the local acoustic/folk circuit which included the 2011 and 2012 Threshold Festivals.

Mary is currently hosting a folk night at The Cornmarket (every first Tuesday of month) in Liverpool city centre and has recently performed at Kash – Chester (Under the Influence), (May 2012) and the Wirral ‘Folk On The Coast’ Festival, (June 2012). She is also a member of Dave Jackson and the Cathedral Mountaineers as a backing vocalist. She recorded a CD in 2010 called ‘Selling Flowers’; 10 self-penned songs available at ‘News from Nowhere’ in Bold Street (read the Liverpool Acoustic review here). Her newest CD is now available containing 3 new tracks.

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FRIDAY 20th July 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #74

To play click here Spotlight #74
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1. Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – Wait A Minute
2. Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – Big Steve
   redbeetrecords.com
   
   buy the album Master Sessions [website] [Amazon] [iTunes]
   
   
3. The Good Intentions - Dark Stranger
4. The Good Intentions - Everybody Loves A Drinkin’ Man
   thegoodintentions.co.uk
   
   buy the album Someone Else’s Time [website] [Amazon] [iTunes]

 

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SPOTLIGHT #73

To play click here Spotlight #73

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• Pete Cunningham – Brick Wall
  myspace.com/cunningtunes
  Check out Pete’s band Grimanga

• Shoes4Brakes - Minnesota
  soundcloud.com/gareth-jones-17

• Jelly James – When We Woke Up
  soundcloud.com/jellyjamest

• We.Are.Alien - A Dream Like State Within Me
  wearealienband.com
  soundcloud.com/wearealienband

• Sue Bargh – White Lies
  www.soundclick.com/suebargh
  soundcloud.com/sue-bargh
• Ches Cherry – Little Tallula’s
  www.chescherry.net
  soundcloud.com/ches-cherry
  Ches will be appearing with Bobby Valentino and BJ Cole at the International Guitar Festival of Great Britain in November.

If you’re an acoustic musician from the Greater Merseyside area (or from outside the area but regularly play here) and you’d like your music to be considered for the show then check out the ‘Taking Part’ and ‘Terms of Use’ sections on the Spotlight page.

 Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 73 – late June 2012 

If you get the chance, please support your local artists by emailing them, joining their mailing lists, liking their facebook pages, leaving them comments, going to their gigs, and buying their music direct from them where possible. The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight is produced and presented by Graham Holland on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic website, and is a proud member of the Association of Music Podcasting. The theme music is King of the Faeries by Andrew Ellis from his CD Midnight On The Water.

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FRIDAY 22ND JUNE 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #72

To play click here Spotlight #72
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1. Galley Beggar – Willow Tree
   galleybeggar.com
   buy the album Reformation House [website] [Amazon MP3] [iTunes]
2. Atlas Twins – Wind And High Water
   facebook.com/atlastwins
3. Mark Byrne  - Hard To Find
   myspace.com/markbyrnemusic
   facebook.com/mark.byrne.315
   buy the album Your Blues [iTunes]
4. Laura&Claire – Midnight Blue
   lauraandclaire.com

BONUS TRACKS

1. Sean Michael Buls – Hope’s Garden
   myspace.com/dulcecomomusic
   from the album In Absentia
2. The 4.20s – Chicken Legs (live on the BBC Radio Merseyside)
   www.the420s.co.uk

BONUS TRACKS

Sean Michael Buls

Former member of local bands Dulce Como and The Suns, Sean Michael Buls is now performing solo, and last year recorded an album of his own guitar instrumentals influenced in style by the likes of John Fahey, Davey Graham and Leo Kotke.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SPOTLIGHT #71

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• The Fifth Movement – White Rabbit
  thefifthmovement.com
  From the newly-release EP A Roll of the Dice, available to buy from their website

• Clever Little Tramps - Whiskey and a Heart Attack
  facebook.com/cleverlittletramps
  soundcloud.com/russellholden

• Richie Syrett – Good Morning Midnight
  richiesyrett.com
  soundcloud.com/richiesyrett

• Gerry Murphy - The Shores of Ponchartrain
  gerrymurphysongs.co.uk
  An original song from the album Crescent City Daze. You can read the lyrics here, and the Liverpool Acoustic review here

• Thom Morecroft – Whisper In My Sleep
  thommorecroft.com
  soundcloud.com/thom-morecroft 
• Leon Rosselson – On Her Silver Jubilee
  leonrosselson.co.uk
  From the album Guess What They’re Selling At The Happiness Counter, available to buy from Leon’s website, News From Nowhere, iTunes and Amazon [CD and MP3]

If you’re an acoustic musician from the Greater Merseyside area (or from outside the area but regularly play here) and you’d like your music to be considered for the show then check out the ‘Taking Part’ and ‘Terms of Use’ sections on the Spotlight page.

 Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 71 – early June 2012 

If you get the chance, please support your local artists by emailing them, joining their mailing lists, leaving them comments, going to their gigs, and buying their music direct from them where possible. The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight is produced and presented by Graham Holland on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic website, and is a proud member of the Association of Music Podcasting. The theme music is King of the Faeries by Andrew Ellis from his CD Midnight On The Water.

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FRIDAY 25TH MAY 2012

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm

Join the facebook event here.

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #70

To play click here Spotlight #70
or right click the link to download for free

1. Lizzie Nunnery – England Loves A Poor Boy (The Ballad of Ernest Marke)
   lizzienunnery.co.uk
   buy the album Company of Ghosts [website]
2. Dan Whitehouse – My Heart Doesn’t Age (It Just Gets Older)
   dan-whitehouse.com
   buy Dan’s debut album [website]
3. Dayve Dean – This Love
   dayve.co.uk
   buy the album Octagon [website]
4. The Science of the Lamps – 27 Club Reject
   thescienceofthelamps.com
   Buy the  single 27 Club Reject [iTunes]

BONUS TRACKS

1. Sophie Ballamy – The Story of Charlie & Two Fat Ladies
   sophieballamy.co.uk
   soundcloud.com/sophieballamy
2. Michael Weston King – Life Is Fine
   (from the album I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier)
   michaelwestonking.com
   Buy the new album My Darling Valentine [website]

Lizzie Nunnery
lizzienunnery.co.uk

Lizzie Nunnery has stories to tell and a voice to make you listen

With the release of her debut album Company of Ghosts in spring 2010, Lizzie’s reputation as a captivating new voice in British folk, has continued to grow.

BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding named the album in his top ten releases of 2010, and it was nominated for Best Debut in the 2010 Spiral Earth awards.

She has played at folk festivals and venues across the UK, and ended 2010 with a performance at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s Irish Sea Sessions, alongside a fourteen piece all star band including Niamh Parsons and Damien Dempsey. Her highly anticipated second album will be released in 2012, and she’s set to take part in the Irish Sea Sessions again this coming October.

She is also an award winning playwright, with her stage play “Intemperance,” receiving a 5 star review in the Guardian. Her play with songs, “The Singer”, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 08 and she co-composed the soundtrack to her short film, “Monkey Love”, broadcast on Channel 4 in September 2009.

BONUS TRACKS

Sophie Ballamy
sophieballamy.co.uk

Sophie is a singer/songwriter from N.Wales/Chester. An eclectic blend of acoustica, folk and indie-pop have seen her draw comparison to the likes of Laura Marling, Camera Oscura, KT Tunstall and Bon Iver.

Her recent efforts have seen the independent release of a 6-track EP “My Friend, The Moon” [available on iTunes/Amazon MP3 now!] and playing loads of really great gigs with some really great people.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SPOTLIGHT #69

To play click here Spotlight #69

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• Gerry Murphy – Roulez Les Bentemps
  gerrymurphysongs.co.uk
  From the album Crescent City Daze, available from Gerry’s new website from 1st May

• Fidel Afro – Book Of Me
  fidelafro.co.uk
  From the album My Owners Voice, available to buy from their website.
  Also check out their local (Widnes) record label Makorecords

• Dominic Dunn – For The Night
  facebook.com/Dominic.Dunn22
  Read Peter Cowley’s Fatea Magazine review of Dominic’s Liverpool Acoustic Live gig in March here.

• Galley Beggar – Restless Sinners
  galleybeggar.com
  From the album Reformation House, available to buy from their website via PayPal and on iTunes.
  Tickets for their Liverpool Acoustic Live gig on Friday 22nd June are available from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic

• Tricia McTeague - Thicker Than Blood
  triciamcteague.com
  From the album The Pleasure Is Mine (Liverpool Acoustic review), available to buy from her website via PayPal and on iTunes. And check out Mike Partington’s recent ‘in the Spotlight’ feature.

• The Fifth Movement – Stop The Chaos
  thefifthmovement.com
  From the EP This Brewing Storm, available to buy from their website. Read the Liverpool Acoustic review here.
  The Fifth Movement are playing The Kazimier on Saturday 26th May with Deafen The Creatures and The Edwardian Picnic – details on the facebook event page.

If you’re an acoustic musician from the Greater Merseyside area (or from outside the area but regularly play here) and you’d like your music to be considered for the show then check out the ‘Taking Part’ and ‘Terms of Use’ sections on the Spotlight page.

 

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #69 – April/May 2012 

If you get the chance, please support your local artists by emailing them, joining their mailing lists, leaving them comments, going to their gigs, and buying their music direct from them where possible. The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight is produced and presented by Graham Holland on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic website, and is a proud member of the Association of Music Podcasting. The theme music is King of the Faeries by Andrew Ellis from his CD Midnight On The Water.

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