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Liverpool Beat At The Cavern

The Liverpool Beat team were at the world famous Cavern Club on the 14th March to support the British Heart Foundation and the Imagine Appeal in a Charity show organised by MerseyRats, the Rock’n’Roll charity. The event was a great success with a total of nine acts giving their time for free to support the charities. We understand over £600 was raised on the night. We managed to get video footage of most of the bands, but apologies go to the Dominoes and Something Catchy, as we had to leave early due to a busy schedule on Monday.

The highlight of the night was an impromptu performance by the Zipper Band, all of whom had suffered heart problems. They were Keith Dyce (Mechanical Valve) on bass, Dave Wilson (Pacemaker) drums, Sam Hardie (Pacemaker) keyboards and vocals and guitar Dennis Malkin (Triple Bypass) playing together for the first time. You wouldn't have known it, given the energy they put into the performance.

Stop Press: I've uploaded a number of videos from the show which you can view on You Tube. Here's just a few from the evening.

Need Your Love So Bad - The Bumblies

Money - The Media

Teenage Heaven - The Spidermen

Charlie Gallagher Returns to the Cavern After 46 Years

Charlie Gallagher the drummer with the Bumblies and later the Cryin' Shames talks about returning to the Cavern after 46 years and the day the Old Cavern closed for good. Recorded on 14th March 2010 at the Cavern

A Walk Round the Cavern with Fergy

Whilst we were at the MerseyRats show at the Cavern I took the opportunity of doing a little walk round of the Cavern as it is now. There are two stages, The Paul McCartney Stage where all the major events take place and the Cavern Stage which is a close replica of the original one where the Beatles played. The Shakers are resident every Sunday and I strongly recommend, that if you are in Liverpool, you pop down there and get a taste of their authentic MerseyBeat sound.