Preview: Liverpool Acoustic Live – Friday 23rd September 2016

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Jesse Terry

American singer-songwriter Jesse Terry returns to Liverpool this Friday with support from John Jenkins’ album launch

Liverpool Acoustic are pleased to welcome back respected American singer-songwriter Jesse Terry.  Last seen in town in 2014 supporting The Mono LPs at Leaf, Jesse returns to Liverpool this coming Friday 23rd Septemberas part of his 2016 UK tour to headline Liverpool Acoustic Live at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street.

Hailing from the coastal village of Stonington, Connecticut, Terry’s music reflects and amalgam of influences from Nashville to Laurel Canyon. His melodic and lyrically-driven Americana fits naturally on a playlist between cuts from Josh Ritter, Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams and Neil Young. Terry has an undeniable talent for connecting with his audience – to share stories that are personal, yet utterly relatable – to create a sense of home, even among the strangers he meets on the road.

Supporting Jesse is local musician John Jenkins who’ll be celebrating the launch of his highly-anticipated debut album Trains, with support from a band consisting of an array of top-class talent in the form of Jon Lawton (Crosstown Studios), Denis Parkinson, David Nixon, Amy Chalmers, Helen Maher, Vanessa Murray, Marc Vormawah, Camilla Sky, Steve Atkinson, and Dave Orford. Part of the show will also feature solo songs from Marc, Denis, Helen and Amy (Two Black Sheep).

This is set to be a really special night for lovers of good music, so why not come along and support Jesse Terry along with John Jenkins and special friends.

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  • Event: Liverpool Acoustic Live
    JESSE TERRY
    John Jenkins and friends – Album Launch
  • Date: Friday 23rd September 2016
  • Times: 7.45pm doors, 8.15pm start
  • Venue: View Two Gallery, 23 Mathew Street L2 6RE
  • Tickets: £5.00 (+50p booking fee) in advance, £6 on the door
    wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic
  • The facebook event can be found here
  • Details of all Liverpool Acoustic music events can be found at liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/events
  • Press enquiries & guestlist email
    contact@liverpoolacoustic.co.uk

 

 

About the artists
JESSE TERRY
jesseterrymusic.comJesse Terry is a singer/songwriter with an uncanny ability to weave tales of travel and homecoming, of sorrow and of redemption, into songs that are simultaneously timeless and fresh. Home is now the coastal village of Stonington, Connecticut, but Terry’s music reflects an amalgam of influences, from Nashville to Laurel Canyon. His melodic and lyrically-driven Americana fits naturally on a playlist between cuts from Josh Ritter, Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams and Neil Young.Jesse is fresh off an appearance at Bonnaroo where he shared the stage with the likes of Gregory Alan Isakov, Bear’s Den and Guster. Bonnaroo also featured Terry on their 2015 NoiseTrade Mixtape alongside artists such as Brandi Carlile, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Benjamin Booker. In August, Jesse performed four times at the legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival, whose headliners included Lyle Lovett, Arlo Guthrie and North Mississippi All Stars. Terry’s music was also recently included on Birdstone Records’ “Independent Celebration, Vol. 1″ accompanied by songs from Ben Taylor, Rachael Yamagata and Grant-Lee Phillips.”I think I always needed music,” Terry explains. That simple truth encapsulates the style of an artist whose lyrical depth has garnered multiple songwriting accolades. The buzz over Jesse Terry continues to build, with tours bringing him from coast to coast and across oceans to the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. His music has appeared in CW’s Hart of Dixie and PBS’s Roadtrip Nation. Earlier this year, ABC used “Stay Here With Me” for its series “Forever.”

Terry’s star is on the rise, and it’s no surprise. Through the course of four releases, The Runner (2009), Empty Seat On a Plane (2012), Stay Here With Me (2013), and The Calm & The Storm (2015), Terry draws from a wellspring of emotional depth and combines it with performance skills honed over hundreds of shows and hundreds of thousands of miles on the road. The result is a palette ranging from poetic ballads to uptempo, rootsy pieces, always beautifully crafted and displaying sweet wistfulness and heartache. This is music that explores the contrast of light and dark, with a core that is timeless and authentic. Jesse Terry’s superlative new EP, The Calm & The Storm, captures both the intimacy of his live performances and his thoughtful compositional style, with choice layers of harmonies and instrumentation that evoke the landscapes and faces of the road, the trials and the joys of a traveling troubadour.

Jesse Terry’s “melodies ring with instant accessibility and a clear connection, conveying a brilliance and clarity that most veteran artists still strive for” (No Depression). His “well-crafted songs rank right there with Ryan Adams, Rhett Miller and other masters of alt-country” (WFUV-NYC). A gentle warmth runs through Terry’s voice, and his lyrics, while grounded in gritty wisdom acquired through years on the road, offer up hope for a kinder tomorrow. Arranged around acoustic guitar and subtly augmented by strings, piano, percussion and achingly beautiful harmonies, Terry’s music is elegantly spare, capturing the eternal tug-of-war between head and heart, the pull of the road and the longing for return.

Terry has an undeniable talent for connecting with his audience – to share stories that are personal, yet utterly relatable – to create a sense of home, even among the strangers he meets on the road. And that is the gift of Terry’s music — in a song, he gives us a promise of a place to call our own.

 
JOHN JENKINS
johnjenkinsmusic.com

Liverpool singer/songwriter finally releases his debut album “Trains” in September 2016 and will be launching this with a live performance with band at the View 2 Gallery in Matthew Street courtesy of Liverpool Acoustic as support to the American singer songwriter Jesse Terry.

The live show will feature a band consisting of several local respected artists such as: Denis Parkinson, David Nixon, Amy Chalmers, Helen Maher, Vanessa Murray, Marc Vormawah, Jon Lawton, Camilla Sky, Steve Atkinson and Dave Orford.

A part of the show will feature solo songs from Marc, Denis, Helen and Amy (Two Black Sheep)

John has released a few singles in the last 18 months including:

Rodeo Girl
– Listening to John Jenkins is like sitting in the world’s most comfortable armchair (Getintothis)

The Paris Wife
– is a song of true elegance and refined softness – John really knows how to capture a scene (Liverpool Sound and Vision 8.5/10)
– A very classy song (Folk North West)

Sweet Delphine
– The vocal from Jenkins is something like your favourite winter coat (Musical Outcast)
– If ever a song felt like a painting then Sweet Delphine is that track (Liverpool Sound and Vision 9/10)

Her Soldier Boy EP
– is a wonderful EP, I loved it from start to finish. John Jenkins has a brilliantly delicate voice that makes every listener insatiable for more. (Out in the Crowd)

Additionally John is the songwriter for his projects “John Jenkins and that Sure Thing” which features guest singers, plus his instrumental project “Midnight in Manhattan” and wrote the Liverpool Acoustic Collective charity song “Someday we’ll see better days”.

He recently played at the “Folk at the Dock” Festival in August 2016
– John delighted a packed Anchor Courtyard with his gentle tales and minor key melodies, great acoustic music, sunshine and an enthusiastic audience – it doesn’t get better than this (liverpooletc.com)

“Trains” is an album of personal songs co-produced by Jon Lawton at Crosstown Studios, it features guest musicians such as Amy Chalmers (Two Black Sheep), Helen Maher (Amsterdam), and Marc Vormawah (Personal Column).

 

Preview: Liverpool Acoustic Live – Friday 23rd September 2016

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