My Life As A Songwriter (or How I Failed To Become Rich And Famous) is a hop, skip and a jump through five decades of songwriting, from That Was The Week That Was and the satire boom of the sparky sixties to the curdled present, evoking the spirit of the times through song and story: songs ranging from the lyrical to the satirical, from the personal to the political, from the humorous to the poignant.

‘…a unique songwriter. I do not think there is anyone in the English speaking world to touch him.’ (Folk Roots)

‘Possibly the world’s most accomplished mischief maker’ (The Telegraph)

Support on the night is provided by Rich Man’s Ruin, Liverpool’s most exciting new folk group. Gabi Monk, Alun Parry, and Vinny T Spen combine three voices with guitar, banjolele, autoharp and harmonica in an exciting blend of modern and traditional folk music to get your feet stomping and your heart stirred

In 2011 Liverpool celebrates its radical past. For one incendiary night local musicians, writers, actors and visual artists will come together inspired by this fiery history of campaign, dissent and artistic innovation, as they look to the possibilities of a radical future.Radical City will set alight the stories of the city, and keep the flame burning.

 The spectacular line up of Liverpool artists includes award winning screenwriter and novelist, Frank Cottrell Boyce, poets Paul Farley and Eleanor Rees, playwrights Laurence Wilson, Jeff Young and Lindsay Rodden, writer and musician Lizzie Nunnery, film makers and visual artists Tim Brunsden and Sam Meech, singer songwriter Martin Heslop, multi instrumentalist and composer Vidar Norheim (Wave Machines) plus many many more.

Almanac create adventures in theatre and music. From secret gigs to sell-out cross-arts extravaganzas, they bring electrifying artist-led events to the Liverpool stage.

Radical City is part of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse City of Radicals week, and the closing season of the historic Everyman Theatre before work on the new building begins. The Everyman has been home to some of the most inspiring, urgent, enjoyable and socially aware theatre of the last five decades.

Great Stories presents their charming new film recollecting life in 50′s Liverpool.

An absorbing and delightful account retold by the Scousers who lived through it.

Book online at FACT website for £6 plus online booking fee.

Or book in person (without the booking fee!) at FACT Box Office, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool.

Against a backdrop of projected illustrations from the macabre mind of Sam Ratcliffe Wright makes mincemeat of his anti-heroes with rollicking, darkly comic verse. Expect screaming tabloids, suicide and lashings of Bollinger in a show that will shock and delight.

“The best young performance poet around.” The Observer

“Performance poetry’s key revivalist.” Metro

“Luke Wright shapes verse from the leading edge of the rejuvenated spoken word scene. Comic, acute, rhythmic eulogies to modern life” The Independent

“He must be on some kind of dope.” John Cooper Clarke

Featuring

Claire Mooney http://www.clairemooney.co.uk/

Vinny T Spen

http://www.myspace.com/vinnytspen

Acoustica

http://www.myspace.com/AcousticaLiverpool

and Black Lamp

Music starts at 7.30pm

Stalls will be open in the back of the church and refreshment are available at an extra cost.

NOTE: ALL TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE NOW BEEN SOLD. NO ON-THE-DOOR-ENTRIES. THANKS.

With support from Alun Parry.

For 50+ years, Roy Bailey has been one of the UK Folk & Acoustic scene’s most loved and admired performers.

From his early days performing skiffle in student union bars, to his love of traditional songs and the stories they tell, onto developing a unique repertoire of songs of dissent and hope, he has performed on stages, TV and radio all over the world.

In 2000 he was awarded an MBE for Services to Folk Music – an Award he later returned in protest at the Government’s Foreign Policy.

In the 1970’s Roy joined forces with Tony Benn to present their show ‘The Writing on the Wall’ for which the duo won Best Live Act at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2003.

Now with more than 50 years as a performer, Roy is as compelling, entertaining, thought provoking and moving as ever before.

Colin Irwin writes of Roy’s new CD ‘Below the Radar’ as being “… so impeccable it must surely merit consideration as the best thing he’s ever done.” (fRoots June 2009)