Manchester Guitar Night #4 at Gullivers

This Friday sees the return of Manchester Guitar Night, a showcase of virtuoso players, which is taking place at that hip NQ hangout Gullivers. Performing will be Rochdale-born Becky Langan, the founder of this event. She was a semi-finalist on the Sky Arts TV show ‘Guitar Star’, during which she recorded at Abbey Road with Bowie-producer Tony Visconti and received mentoring sessions from George Benson, Wilko Johnson, and Preston Reed. Her performance on the show was described as ‘mesmerising’ by non-other than Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi. Also appearing is Luca Fiore, a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Italy. He won the Mayor of London’s GIGS, the UK’s biggest busking competition, and was named London’s Best Busker by the Evening Standard. Jamie Ferguson, a percussive acoustic guitarist based in Salford, rounds out the bill. After releasing an EP back in March, Jamie made two music videos with Fret Monkey Records.

Fri 14 Dec, Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1LW, Tel: 0161 819 2970, 7pm, £8(adv)/£10 OTD, www.seetickets.com