Ten talented songwriters have won a coverted spot at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2024 Showcase Final taking place at LEAF on Bold Street on Saturday 8th February 2025. During the September entry period songwriters were invited to submit brand new songs inspired by works of art on public displayContinue Reading
After playing to capacity crowds three years in a row, singer songwriter Martyn Joseph – dubbed the Welsh Springsteen – returns to the Music Room for two shows on Sunday 19th January 2025. Martyn will be performing a matinee at 3pm, followed by an evening concert at 8pm, so there’s no excuse for missing out onContinue Reading
Are you struggling to find a Christmas present for the music lover in your life? Are you stumped for ideas for what others can buy for you? If so, take a look inside Liverpool Acoustic’s musical box of delights to see the sparkling array of shows taking place from DecemberContinue Reading
Artist – David Nixon’s Navigation Album – Red Skies Release date – 22nd November 2024 Reviewer – Ian D Hall Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating – 9/10 The sight of Red Skies as we look to the horizon inspires and can also leave us daunted by the spectacle of colour, we see patterns in the scene, weContinue Reading
Artist – She’s In The Trees Album – The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Released – 11th November 2024 (Lucinda Records) Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic ‘The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter‘ is the debut album from alternative country folk outfit She’s In The Trees. The three-piece is fronted byContinue Reading
Padraig Pearse called Ireland’s Cuil Aodha “the capital of Gaeldom – where every rock conceals a poet’s grave.” Iarla O Lionaird was born there. Iarla is widely known as vocalist for The Gloaming, the contemporary Irish/American music supergroup who released their eponymous debut LP on Real World Records in 2014Continue Reading
Event – Costello & Nieve in Concert Special guest – Ian Prowse Date – 11th September 2024 Venue – Liverpool Olympia Reviewer – Alan O’Hare The gap between live music and the mainstream has never been wider. Of course, longtime successful artists such as Elvis Costello can bridge that gap. But,Continue Reading
Event – Prowse at 60 Date – 24th July 2024 Venue – Music Room Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Summation: noun; the process of adding things together. It was all about the numbers this week on Hope Street, as Ian Prowse celebrated his 60th birthday with three duo shows inside Liverpool’s PhilharmonicContinue Reading
Artist – Motel Sundown EP – El Dorado Released – 28th June 2024 Reviewer – John Jenkins, Liverpool Acoustic Unless you’ve been buried underneath a rock or taken no interest in the local Merseyside music scene then the band Motel Sundown should be on your radar and their success over the lastContinue Reading
Artist – Scott Beckett Album – Dreamland Released – 27th May 2024 Reviewer – Owen Gurrey, Liverpool Acoustic Scott Beckett’s new album Dreamland offers unapologetic acoustic-driven songs that combine a boyish wistfulness with a more mature fall from innocence. In this, his lyrics often switch between the joyously optimistic and the heartsunk.Continue Reading
