Ooooh don’t you love a good old knees up.

Tomorrow is the launch gig / party for my new album We Can Make The World Stop, jointly hosted by Liverpool Acoustic Live.

It’s at The Casa, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool.

Doors 7.30pm, with music starting promptly at 8pm.

I’ll be doing an extended set of music, featuring songs old and new – with support from Vinny T Spen, and from Stuart Todd.

It’s completely free to get in so come along and join in the fun!

Remember that if you can’t make it, you can listen in live at this website.

Amazing news this, and a real experiment for me.

But the launch gig on Friday 28th August 2009 will be beamed live from The Casa to this website.

Now its an experiment, and we’ve never done it before, but we’re going to give it a go.

There’s a chance it won’t work – that’s the nature of experiments. But we expect that it will.

So if you’re too far away to get to the gig in person, then don’t fret.

Put the kettle on, get yourself a nice cup of tea, and settle down in front of your PC to listen in live.

Click here to go to the Live Stream page (although there’s now a Live Stream link on the top menu of the site too).

The stream will start just before 8pm on Friday when the first act will be on stage.

Big thanks to Nigel from Madbouncydogs for doing the streaming.

Big thanks to Graham and all from Liverpool Acoustic Live for co-hosting the launch gig.

For those who can get there in person, its at The Casa, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool at 7.30pm on Friday 28 August 2009 and is completely FREE to get in. Early entry is advised.

Another review of the new album ‘We Can Make The World Stop’ has arrived on my desk, this time from the influential Liverpool Acoustic website.

They write:

“The album is a real gem from a performer, songwriter and storyteller at the top of his game.

Alun is not afraid to write and sing about the subjects that matter (or at least should matter) to all of us, and it’s this at which he truly excels.

Forget James Dean – Alun Parry is a rebel with a cause and he sings it loud and proud.”

You can read the review in full by clicking here.

Today is the official release date for my new album We Can Make The World Stop.

You can now buy or order the album from any store in the UK.

You can also buy it now online here, or at Amazon.

It features twelve blistering tracks, and for those like me who like to listen before we buy, click the play button below to hear all tracks in full.

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Also, don’t forget that the official launch gig/party is this Friday at The Casa in Hope Street, Liverpool, co-organised with the good folk at Liverpool Acoustic Live (http://www.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk)

Drum roll please!! The new album will be released on Monday. Woohoooo!!

We Can Make The World Stop features twelve previously unrecorded tracks.

It has already been described as “stunning”, and I’ve heard news on the grapevine of some good reviews going to print which is very exciting.

Have a listen yourself by pressing the play button.

Leave me a review of your own in the comments sheet at the bottom.

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There are 3 ways that you can buy it.

First is from this website. Just follow the link.

Second is come along to the free album launch gig/party at The Casa on Friday and buy it there.

(This party is in partnership with the fab Liverpool Acoustic Live event).

Or simply toddle along to the shops and buy it there. It is being distributed by Proper Records, the UK’s largest independent record distributor, so you should be able to get hold of it anywhere.

Big thanks in particular go to Stuart Thompson, Barry Briercliffe, Jon Withnall, Sharon Latham and Howard Northover, and also to Robb Johnson at Irregular Records, and all at Proper Music Distribution, as well as Graham Holland at Liverpool Acoustic Live.

Thanks too to Jonny White for the cover photograph and to Dynamo Photography for the inlay photography, as well as Hayley Jones at Brava Design for the album artwork.