Fans of left wing music are in for a treat on Tue 20th September when Otis Gibbs comes to The Phil.

If you thought that the days of rambling folk artists akin to Woody Guthrie, Jack Elliott or Bob Dylan were as dead as the American dream they we’re out searching for, then Otis Gibbs is the man to prove you wrong.

Billy Bragg included Gibbs in his list for The Wall Street Journal of his ‘Top Five Songs With Something To Say’.

His songs are uplifting and biting, and I’m told he’s a really nice fella too.

Get your tickets from The Phil box office or at http://www.liverpoolphil.com/7343/events-contemporary-music/otis-gibbs.html

You’ll find a video clip of him there too in case you’ve not heard him before.

You will love him though, and that authentic gravel voice.

The tickets for the next Woody Guthrie Folk Club have just gone on sale.

I’ll be hosting as ever.

Get your tickets while you can by clicking here right now.

The club is upstairs at the Ship & Mitre pub on Dale Street and usually sells out in advance.

It’s just £3 to get in (refunded for singers). For tickets and more details click here.

Wow! I’ve made the Top Ten in the fRoots Magazine folk charts.

You’ll already know fRoots as one of the leading monthly magazines nationally covering the world of folk and roots.

It’s available in all good magazine and music stores, including our very own radical bookstore News From Nowhere on Bold Street.

Check out the latest issue and you’ll see that NfN have been asked to contribute their top ten sellers to the charts pages, and there I am at number 6.

Woohoo!!

I’ll be appearing on BBC Radio Merseyside’s flagship folk show Folkscene on Thursday night as the guest of the always charming Geoff Speed.

Okay, I know I said this last week and I got my mucking dates fuddled up but tonight really is the night!!

I’ll be talking about the huge range of stuff going on at the Working Class Life & Music Festival, and Geoff will be spinning some fitting tunes along the way from his mind boggling collection of music.

You can tune into the show at 9pm on 95.8FM or you can Listen Live at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_radio_merseyside/.

If you miss the show don’t worry. It’s repeated on Tuesday 26th April, or you can listen again through Radio Merseyside’s iPlayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_merseyside.

If that whets your appetite for hearing me on the radio, then check out my appearance last Thursday on the radical radio show Under The Pavement on AllFM in Manchester to hear me chatting all things festival.

Their listen again thingymajig is at http://www.underthepavement.org/

Leon Rosselson comes to town as part of the Working Class Life & Music Festival on Friday (22 April).

The event takes place at the wonderful setting of Sefton Park Palm House and, better still, Rich Man’s Ruin are playing support.

As you’ll know, Rich Man’s Ruin is the folk trio comprising of myself, Gabi Monk and Vinny T Spen.

It should be a great night, and Leon is always magnificent.

You can get your tickets online by clicking here.

See you at the Palm House on Friday!!