Solo acts and bands are being sought for the UK’s only Bob Dylan Festival now in its third year. OK, so we know it’s taking place in Manchester, but our two cities are united in a love of music and the Acousticfest guys regularly extend the hand of friendship to local musicians from this end of the M62. The festival takes place in m19 Bar’s 1st floor acoustic room in Levenshulme www.m19bar.com Friday 27th August is Bob Dylan Irish Night – and acts are wanted to pay tribute to Bob’s Irish roots and his connections with the Clancy Brothers Saturday 28th August is Bob Dylan Blues night – and acts are wanted to pay tribute to his Blues roots. Six to eight acts will perform each night, with each act having a 20 minute spot playing a mixture of their own material plus two to three Bob Dylan songs.
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An Interview with Matt Moss I haven’t interviewed myself that would be slightly egocentric! But when my EP was released the label I’m on asked me some promotional questions so here they are in full:
 ALBUM REVIEW Artist: The Southbound Attic Band Album: The Willows Suite MySpace: myspace.com/southboundatticband May is proving to be a busy month for The Southbound Attic Band, with a scheduled appearance on Folkscene for BBC Radio Merseyside, as well as being featured artists at this month’s Liverpool Acoustic Live and with a slot at the Crosby Music Festival. The Willows Suite is no ordinary full length CD. It’s a concept album based on the classic children’s book ‘The Wind In The Willows’ by Kenneth Grahame. The band, featuring Barry Jones and Ronnie Clark, pay tribute to Grahame with an ambitious yet accessible set of songs. In between tracks there is narration that helps to tell the story of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. Appropriately the music is steeped in the English Folk tradition with the banjo offering suitable accompaniment. There’s the occasional lap steel guitar as featured on Weasel’s Blues but for the most part acoustic guitars, mandolin and bass dominate. Let’s See The Sun, which opens and closes the album, has a beautiful melody, which wouldn’t be out of place on a Ralph McTell record, whilst Wild Wood is a dark narrative that gives the story its dramatic edge. Two of its tracks To Be A Father and Valparaiso Bound turn up here from their previous EP. All the material on this set is written by Barry Jones and his narration is the glue that binds the whole concept together. So if you happen to be travelling
The Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival takes place from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th June 2010. Full details can be found at www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com Artists booked so far include the New Rope String Band, Chris While and Joe Broughton, Clive Gregson, Martyn Joseph, The Houghton Weavers, Celtish, Bernard Wrigley, Anthony John Clarke, Scolds Bridle, Jamie Landsborough, and Vocal Point. This year sees five high quality mainstage concerts, four ceilidhs, craft stalls, instrument workshops, dance displays and workshops, ‘Chance To Meet’, Rolling Folk Club & music sessions, storytelling, sumptuous bar/lounge with real ale available all on one beautiful nine acre site at the OC Sports and Leisure Club in Bromborough. There’s also on-site festival camping with showers. Songwriting Competition One of the things we think many of you would be interested in is the Songwriting Competition taking place on the Festival Edge (that’s the fringe to you and me). |
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