Ten talented local songwriters have won a place at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2019 Showcase Final taking place on Saturday 18th January 2020 at LEAF on Bold St. Songwriters submitted brand new songs inspired by works of art on display across the Liverpool City Region during the September to October entry period. Judges StephenContinue Reading
On 14th October fifteen years ago at Mathew Street’s much missed View Two Gallery the very first Mellowtone show took place. Ever since then the team behind the name have been quietly creating a stir with their warming brew of lovingly-curated events and projects. Along the way they’ve worked withContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic are pround to present Neil Campbell’s Ghost Stories for Halloween 2019. Accompanied by soprano Anne Taft, Neil will be haunting three North West venues this October with shows at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Sunday 27th, The Arts Centre, Edge Hill University on Monday 28th, and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room on Halloween night, Thursday 31st! Ghost Stories started life inContinue Reading
A virtuoso guitarist, Willy Porter has eleven albums to his catalogue including Dog Eared Dream (1994) which yielded the top 10 AAA single, Angry Words. He has shared the stage with rock and pop luminaries such as Jeff Beck, Sting, Paul Simon, Tori Amos and Jethro Tull. Come and seeContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic and Heaven’s Gate join forces once again to bring you the now traditional We Shall Overcome all-dayer at 81 Renshaw. It takes place on Saturday 5th October and runs from 1pm to 11pm (with a short break at the end of the afternoon). Entry is a budget-busting £3Continue Reading
In 2016 a group of local, national and international musicians fronted by Roxanne de Bastion and Thom Morecroft gathered together at Leaf on Bold Street to recreate the groundbreaking Beatles album Revolver, 50 years to the day since its release. In 2017 Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band received theContinue Reading
The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2019 is now OPEN. The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge is a truly unique event where songwriters are challenged to write a new, original song inspired by a work of art. Now in its ninth year the Songwriting Challenge welcomes back judges Stephen Langstaff, Jon Lawton (Crosstown Studios), Kaya Herstad Carney (Threshold, Parr Street Music School), LukeContinue Reading
Our friends at Mellowtone have a new show coming up next month, this time in partnership with Nothingville Music. They’re welcoming back to Liverpool folk legend Michael Chapman for a special show at St Bride’s Church. Special guest on the night is Nick Ellis. Tickets are £13.45 (£12 plus bookingContinue Reading
The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge launches on the afternoon of Saturday 7th September 2019 during the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon at 81 Renshaw. The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge is a truly unique event where songwriters are challenged to write a new, original song inspired by a work of art. Now in its ninth year the Songwriting Challenge welcomes back judges StephenContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic presents Esme Bridie, Henry Bateman and Ric Neale in concert at Studio2 Parr Street on Friday 7th June 2019. Presented as a songwriters’ circle, this special show will feature all three talented musicians sharing the stage performing solo songs alongside exciting duo and trio collaborations. Esme Bridie grew up in Merseyside and began writingContinue Reading
