Weighing anchor, setting sails, manning the pumps – a shanty for every job at sea. Waves breaking over heaving decks, crew knee deep in water, straining together for one mighty pull.
Port Sunlight Sea Dogs sing of a sailor’s hard life, of heroes and villains, songs of Liverpool, work songs and wistful ballads of distant ports and cruel seas. Join in and sing out lusty choruses in this great tradition in our maritime heritage.
A special recorded and filmed performance for Liverpool International Jazz Festival by Israeli vocalist Adee Lifshitz celebrating her collaboration with saxophonist Phil Shotton and his quartet.
This concert marks the start of a 2023 tour of jazz clubs and a bumper year of performances at the Chapel Jazz Club in Ormskirk. You can expect swinging standards in the style of Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London and Dinah Washington.
Phil’s saxophone playing has been described as being reminiscent of the great Scott Hamilton and the interaction between Adee, Phil and the band is joyful, creative and full of excitement – swinging, melodic interactive jazz that leaves your foot tapping and melodies in your mind!
Feeling very much at home at the Capstone, Phil is himself an alumnus and former teacher in the Music Department at Hope. Tom is a lecturer in Music Performance and Matt a bass teacher in the Music department.
Future Yard are over the moon to be welcoming legendary musician and songwriter Steve Mason in April 2023.
Since making a splash in the late 90s as the fulcrum of the magical Beta Band, Mason has headed up the post-Britpop wave of modern, thoughtful and inventive pop with numerous solo albums (also recording as King Biscuit Time).
They’re hugely excited to be playing host to an all-time favourite musician and godfather of British indie music of the 2000s, as part of the tour celebrating his new album Brothers And Sisters – released via Double Six/Domino on 3rd March 2023. Listen to the lead single from the album below.
Support on the night comes from Halifax trio Wax-Tree-Cast, specialising in fizzing, upifting indie pop.
Future Yard are delighted to welcome the legendary group The Boo Radleys, as part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of their huge album release, Giant Steps.
The Wirral group burst on to the Britpop scene in the early 90s, and it was with their third album that they really established their ambitious brew of shoegazing pop. 2023 is a big year for the group as they not only celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Creation Records-released masterpiece, but they add another chapter to the story in the shape of eighth studio album Eight, released in June – and a re-issue of Giant Steps, coming in September.
Back in 2007, Welsh harp virtuoso Catrin Finch met with Colombian joropo band Cimarrón and embarked on an exhilarating tour of Wales. Celebrating the 16th year of their collaboration, Catrin and Cimarrón now meet again to tour the UK.
Catrin Finch is one of the world’s greatest harp players – an extraordinary talent and musical adventurer whose career includes both solo performances with the world’s top orchestras and, more recently, sensational award-winning collaborations with global musicians including Edmar Castaneda (Colombia), Toumani Diabate (Mali), Seckou Keita (Senegal) and Ireland’s Aoife Ní Bhriain.
Norman Blake, Bernard Butler and James Grant are three of the most renowned and respected musicians in Britain.
Norman, the centrifugal force in Teenage Fanclub, Bernard, most renowned for his work with Suede and McAlmont and Butler, and James, his solo work and Love and Money.
They perform a selection of each other’s songs, and it’s an arrant joy – each musician fronting one of their own songs in turn, with simpatico input from their co-players.
There’s a natural camaraderie and beautifully crafted tunes, filled with melody, harmony and impeccable guitarchops.
Step back in time to the age of great American jazz with this tribute to the iconic 1938 Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall.
With music from all the great Jazz artists of the 20’s and 30’s from Duke Ellington and Cole Porter, to Lady Day and Louis Armstrong – this is a treat for seasoned Jazz aficionados and easy listeners alike.
Presented as part of the Carnegie Hall Concert series; celebrating The Old Library’s Historic link to one of New York City’s cultural powerhouses .
As one of the thousands of Andrew Carnegie Libraries across the UK, Europe and The United States they are excited to be piloting this exciting programme of work that looks at the cultural significance of the iconic concerts that have filled the hall – whilst also allowing those artists and their specialisms to inform their wider body of work – from concerts and events to community music workshops.
This pilot concert is presented with support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund. All proceeds go to Lister Steps Charity -allowing them to continue their programme of free or subsidised activity in their community hub, The Old Library.
Pearl River to Mersey River is an evening of instrumental music and folk singing from China, showing musical development from the Warring State Period (475-221BC) to present day.
China has been influenced throughout history by cultures, trade and language from both inside and outside of the country.
Through the evening, performers will showcase the diversity of Chinese music and its composition structure compared to that of Western music, and how Chinese sounds have been adapted into modern day contemporary music.
Watch Rhiannon Randle performing Sepia here
Under the moniker She Drew The Gun, songwriter Louisa Roach began playing solo gigs around Liverpool. She quickly caught the attention of The Coral’s James Skelly and began working with him at Skeleton Key Records, recruiting band members along the way.
At first glance, Roach’s fuzzy psych-pop may suggest that the Wirral-born songwriter is another ‘Cosmic Scouser’, but then you’re drawn into the spirit of rebellion, with songs that rally against injustice and celebrate outsiderdom.
Roach’s LPs have received critical acclaim, with one included in BBC Radio 6 Music’s top 10 albums of 2018. In 2019, the band completed a sold-out UK tour and played a string of UK festivals including main stage performances at Glastonbury and Blue Dot among others.
Having played virtual gigs throughout the pandemic, She Drew The Gun now return with a run of intimate unplugged shows, stripping it back and playing around with songs and poems from across three albums and more.
Join Liverpool Philharmonic for this exclusive opportunity to experience the thrill of a live recording session with Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Treat yourself, or the music lover in your life.
Domingo and the Orchestra will be completing an album of Italian operatic favourites – some of the most seductive, tuneful and passionate music ever written. This is music close to Domingo’s heart.
During the day you will hear:
Mascagni Intermezzi from Cavalleria Rusticana and L’amico Fritz
Puccini Intermezzo from Act III of Manon Lescaut
Puccini “La Tragenda” Prelude from Act II of Le Villi
Ponchielli “Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda
The album will be released as a CD later in the year, but don’t be surprised to hear tracks on Classic FM before that!
This unique experience will start at 10.30am and will include lunch with their artistic team, as well as an opportunity to meet Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan, their recording producer Andrew Cornall and recording manager Christopher Tann in the editing suite. The event will end at around 3.30pm.
For this rare behind-the-scenes experience, we are asking for a £500 donation, which will support their life-changing music education project, In Harmony Liverpool.
There are only eight tickets available for this On the Record event, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Book now to avoid disappointment.
If you’d like to find out more, please contact the Fundraising Team at fundraising@liverpoolphil.com or call 0151 210 2921.