The Living Room Acoustic Night
About The Living Room Acoustic Night
Music promotion. . . gigs and festivals
The Living Room Acoustic Night Description
The Living Room is an acoustic night organised by Hope Street Music (HSM).
It started in Cambridge in 2004 and has been described in the music press as “…the premier acoustic night in Cambridge”. Bands and singer /songwriters are invited to perform their work in stripped-down acoustic format. This gives the audience a chance to hear artists perform their songs in a way perhaps not usually heard, although for many it is how the songs were originally written…perhaps even in their own living room!
There is a relaxed atmosphere at each night and the audience sit on rugs and cushions strewn around the floor, although seats are available if needed. The room is lit only by muted stage lighting and candles to create an atmosphere conducive to listening to good music.
The Living Room has a homely, chilled-out atmosphere and is very laid-back but the quality of the evening is second to none. It’s also perhaps unique in that the audience remain silent while artists perform, other than applauding at the end of each song of course.
It has a reputation as a must-play night and as a result we get hundreds of requests from artists, both from the UK and abroad, to play thus ensuring we only select and book quality artists.
The Living Room has now featured at a number of music festivals, for example Hope Street Music booked and ran The Living Room stage at Secret Garden Party (SGP) for 12 years until SGP’s demise in 2017. Currently HSM co-programs and runs The Den stage (for emerging talent) at Cambridge Folk Festival.
Reviews
This is it. The end. No more open mic, closed mic, lost mic, or not-plugged-in-mic for another year.
We’ve all had bundles of fun helping make the Cambridge Folk Festival the tantalisingly hot bed of sweet music over the last few days (is it only days?!) and are already planning on how we can make next year even better.
Till then, take care, and keep on playing/singing/listening, but never clapping on 1 and 3.
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Some final parting shots of the some of the team that brought you the tunes and melodies at The Den and Coldham’s Common this weekend.
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CJ, the final performer of the whole festival 2018. Another fabulous performance from her - if you missed out you really missed out.
Thanks to everyone who played this evening and over the many sets we’ve done this weekend at both The Den and Coldham’s Common. See you next year !!
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The Three J’s (Joy, John and John) Being Pirates and more While Bound for South Australia. It’s all fun and games till someone loses an eye...
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The Long Nights joined us from Glasgow and Lancaster this weekend and played open mic at The Den earlier in the weekend.
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Jim McTaggart travelled from Wales to balance out our mix this weekend.
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Back at the Common, Davy Cherry jumped in to cover last minute with more originals (like how he’s twinned his home city of Belfast with Liverpool) and a few surprising covers.
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The Honeymoon Guitar, all ready and waiting for the final Iniquity Folk Club at The Den of 2018! We may even have some special guests this evening... 😉
Going strong till 1.15am. Then it’s nap time.
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The Orange Circus Band are still raising the roof at The Den.
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Jesse, our Sound Engineer at the Common tonight (and Friday) controlling everything from in the middle of the audience.
One Foot in the Gravy (aka Paul and Sam)
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The Orange Circus Band, our Den headliner for tonight, are finishing off our main programme with style and energy.
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One of our festival stalwarts, Mark Shepherd is currently playing another new set of tracks as the bar starts to fill up. Come on in and join us.
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Preceded by Phil with a poem from inside the Battle of Hastings, Scott & Nick then got the Coldham’s Common stage warmed up with a bit of Queen and other favourites.
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A few pics of SIVU, currently on in The Den and our penultimate band of the night.
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Ferris and Sylvester added a good jolt of energy to the crowd this evening.
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August and After played a great stripped down indie-folk set.
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With the sun still beaming through the roof of the tent, Mera Royale showed us why they were the Young Folk Award winners this year.
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