Liverpool's foremost acoustic night, Mellowtone, has teamed up with Canadian Blast for a not-to-be-missed gig at The Shipping Forecast, Tuesday 21 September. This time round will see rising folk upstarts The Wilderness of Manitoba and The Mountains and the Trees visiting our fair city with local support being provided by songstresses, Ragz and Karima Francis.
Headliners, The Wilderness of Manitoba, are arriving in Liverpool fresh off their spot at The End of The Road festival. Their lush harmonies have been making waves and stealing hearts on both sides of the pond with accolades coming from the likes of The Line of Best Fit and Chromewaves. Their debut album When You Left The Fire was released in Canada 22 June and, though it's forthcoming in the UK, I'm sure they'll have a few copies for sale with them at the show.
The other Canadian content of the evening will be provided by The Mountains and the Trees as a solo set by lead man Jon Janes, who's also on the bill at End of the Road. Janes' music is adorably rustic, twee but never saccharine, and really just lovely. Be sure to get there early as he's opening the show.
Mellowtone's resident Djs, Beaten Tracks, will be entertaining between acts, spinning a chill mix of funk, soul, reggae, blues, and jazz. Doors are at 7:30 and tickets can be purchased for £5 through Skiddle (www.skiddle.com/events/11388917/) or on the door.
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