The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #171 features music from Elfin Bow, Little Sparrow and Daria Kulesh ahead of their show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room on Saturday 26th February 2022. Tickets are £12 regular and £15 premium, available from liverpoolphil.com Doors open at 7.00pm and the show starts at 8.00pm. Further information about the show and the three acts can be found in the preview here. Track listing Elfin Bow – The Autumn Fall Elfin Bow – Daffodilly Down Little Sparrow – Polly Little Sparrow – Alone Daria Kulesh – The Moon and the Pilot Daria Kulesh – Quiet Joys of ..read more

Skylon, the brand new musical collaboration between paulfcook, Luke Moore and Dorothy Bird, is showcasing their debut single ahead of their first Liverpool show later this month. With music by all three members and words by Luke and Dorothy, Why Wait features a captivating combination of dreamy vocals, guitar, strings and keyboards. You can listen and download it from Bandcamp. Skylon will be performing Why Wait along with the other songs from their forthcoming EP at LEAF on Bold St on Saturday 27th November. Support on the night is provided by the stellar cast of Katie Ni ..read more

Spotlight 169 is hosted by Graham Holland To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here Playlist 1. Visions of Albion – Old Time Blues 2. Two Black Sheep – The Little Things 3. The Good Intentions – Appalachian Girl 4. ME & Deboe – Culture Fruit This show features one track from each of the four acts performing at It Takes Two: Merseyside’s Best Vocal Duos, at the Music Room on Thursday 25th November 2021. Tickets are £12 regular, £15 Premium, from the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall box office. Information about the four ac ..read more

For those of you who missed it, here’s the interview Sean Styles did with Jon Gomm on his BBC Radio Merseyside show on Saturday 9th October. You can listen to it using the player below, or download it here. A massive thanks to Sean for a great interview, and to David North for arranging it. Don’t forget, Jon’s The Faintest Idea Tour comes to LEAF on Bold Street on Thursday 4th November. Full details and ticket link here. The post Sean Styles interview with Jon Gomm appeared first on Liverpool Acoustic ..read more

Spotlight 168 is hosted by Stuart Todd. To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here Bandcamp Friday This show is timed to coincide with Bandcamp Friday, the day when Bandcamp waives its fees and the entire price you pay for music is given to the artist. The next Bandcamp Friday runs from 8.00am on Friday 7th May (UK time) to 8.00am on Saturday 8th. Mersey Radio’s Chris Currie and Liverpool Acoustic’s Stuart Todd have created a list of local artists with music available to buy on Bandcamp. Why not pick up some new music and support the ar ..read more

Spotlight 167 is hosted by Stuart Todd. To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here To subscribe in iTunes click here Bandcamp Friday This show is timed to coincide with Bandcamp Friday, the day when Bandcamp waives its fees and the entire price you pay for music is given to the artist. The next Bandcamp Friday runs from 8.00am on Friday 2nd April (UK time) to 8.00am on Saturday 3rd. Mersey Radio’s Chris Currie and Liverpool Acoustic’s Stuart Todd have created a list of local artists with music available to buy on Bandcamp. Why ..read more

Spotlight 166 is hosted by Stuart Todd To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here To subscribe in iTunes click here Playlist John Witherspoon – Mr Lowdown Rosenblume – In The Long Run Helen Maw – Playing With Fire Mike Ryan – I’m With You David Nixon’s Navigation – Sandcastles & Satellites featuring Marc Vormawah Visions Of Albion – You’re Not Alone Thom Morecroft – The Beast John Witherspoon – Mr Lowdown Bandcamp: johnwitherspoon.bandcamp.com Review: liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/2020/11/album-review-john-witherspoon-showin ..read more

Spotlight 165 is hosted by Stuart Todd To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here To subscribe in iTunes click here [divider] [/divider] Playlist SheBeat – Believe Dorothy Bird – Kaleidoscope Barry Briercliffe – Lie Back And Think Of England Mike West -Rock Ferry Ragz Nordset – Don’t You Forget S.J. Downes – The Light Will Shine The New Icons – She Cries Herself To Sleep Bobhowla– Midnight Fears [divider] [/divider] SheBeat – Believe Bandcamp: shebeatmusic.bandcamp.com Review: liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/2021/01/singl ..read more

Spotlight 164 is hosted by Graham Holland to coincide with Light Night Liverpool, Friday 15th May 2020. #LightNightAtHome To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here To subscribe in iTunes click here [divider] [/divider] 1) Ian Prowse – Home amsterdam-music.com facebook.com/amsterdamuk twitter.com/IanProwse Taken from the album ‘Does this train stop on Merseyside? The very best of Ian Prowse’ available as a CD and download from Ian’s website. The song is originally from the 2007 Amsterdam album Arm in Arm. Check out Ian’s new albu ..read more

Spotlight 163: Phil Cooper, Nick Ellis, Ewan McLennan and more   Spotlight 163 is hosted by Stuart Todd To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here To subscribe in iTunes click here [divider] [/divider] Phil Cooper – Shake It Upphil-cooper.co.uk From his new album Thoughts and Observations. Catch Phil when his UK tour comes to Midweek Melodies at 81 Renshaw on Wednesday 23rd May.   [divider] [/divider] Nick Ellis – Blue Soul mellowtonerecords.com/artists/nick-ellis From his current album Adult Fiction. Nick will be bringing his UK ..read more