Ten talented songwriters have won a coverted spot at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2022 Showcase Final taking place at LEAF on Bold Street on Saturday 14th January 2022.
During the September entry period songwriters were invited to submit brand new songs inspired by works of art on public display across the Liverpool City Region.
Judges Kaya Herstad Carney, Robert Vincent, Jon Lawton, Luke Moore and Alison Benson listened to all of the entries and scored each one on lyrics, melody, composition, and originality.
After the marks were totalled the writers of the top ten placed songs were awarded places at the Showcase Final where they’ll perform their song with the work of art that inspired it projected on the screen for everyone to see. At the end of the evening the Judges’ Award Winner will be announced, and the Audience Favourite will be revealed.
The Showcase Final will also feature performances from Operation Lightfoot and Kaya Herstad-Carney.
The finalists are (in alphabetical order):
- James & Katie MacGregor – Love Locks
- Jessica Dives – Letting You Go
- Kevin Eustace – The Last Picture
- Krzysztof Adam Gosudarski (Christopher) – In Sands of Time
- Luke Heathcote – (Here At The) Edge of the World
- Mark Dennis – Downtown City Life
- Mike Ryan – Palace of the Peacock
- Nadeen Kemp – Little Creature
- Nicola Hardman – Best
- Paul Henry – The Ballad of Billy Fury
The winning songwriters in each category will have their song prefessionally recorded by Jon Lawton at Crosstown Studios. They will also take home a songwriting or singing lesson from Kaya Herstad Carney, and a cello lesson or cello arrangement for their winning song courtesy of Luke Moore.
Doors at LEAF on 14th January open at 7.00pm and the show starts promptly at 7.30pm and finishes at 10.30pm. We’re sorry but no under 18s are allowed after 10pm.
Tickets are £8 (including booking fee) from Skiddle or using the ticket link below.
Proceeds will be split between Marie Curie Cancer Care and Garston
The winning songwriters in each category receive the following prizes.
- Song professionally recorded by Jon Lawton at Crosstown Studios
- Songwriting or singing lesson from Kaya Herstad Carney at Parr Street Music School
- Cello lesson or cello arrangement for song recording from Luke Moore
For further information about the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge visit the website challenge.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2022 Showcase Final tickets from Skiddle.