Finding the Inspiration to Write a Winning Song In 2001, the Guinness Book of Records declared Liverpool the “City of Pop” due to the number of #1 records that have emerged from here. But how did John Lennon, Paul McCartney and countless other prestigious artists manage to write such incredible tracks? Songwriting can be asContinue Reading
Setting Up An Ideal Practice Space For Playing Guitar “Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.” – Paul McCartney Even if you have always believed that the inspiration to be a great artist can come from anywhere, it isContinue Reading
UPDATE There will be a send-off for Stan on Saturday 6th August and Sunday 7th August. Full details here. I was deeply saddened to hear about the death of Stan Ambrose. I first saw Stan during the late 1980s when he played the penny whistle in Cream of the BarleyContinue Reading
What would KT Tunstall do? 23rd June 2016 is a momentous day in the history of the UK. Not only is it the birthday of Scottish rocker KT Tunstall (happy birthday, KT – the card’s in the post!) but it’s also the date of the EU referendum when citizens of theContinue Reading
Have you ever been in the delightful company of someone who seems to exude the very art of their profession and oozes the charisma from which this self-confidence derives? It certainly applies in the case of an incredibly talented local singer, songwriter, guitarist, percussionist and harmonica player Tricia McTeague. ForContinue Reading
Last week Liverpool Acoustic received an email from a local musician requesting a headline slot at a Liverpool Acoustic Live event in the next couple of months. We politely explained that we were already fully booked for April and May and couldn’t ‘just squeeze him in’, and that our headline acts wereContinue Reading
The Jacaranda – End of an Era? by Stuart Todd, November 2011 This month has seen the closure of a landmark pub in the city, The Jacaranda. On 31st October the bar on Slater Street went into liquidation. Some questions over the closure still remain unanswered but whatever the reasonsContinue Reading
Earlier this year Liverpool Acoustic ran a survey on the news and reviews service. Amongst the feedback, one of the suggestions for a new feature was an ‘opinion’ column and we’re delighted that Acoustic Solo (real name withheld to protect the guilty and innocent alike) has sent us this fittingContinue Reading
