Maria Silker has won the Judges’ Award at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2015 with her song The Right Goodbye. The news was announced at the end of the Showcase Final which took place at the View Two Gallery on Friday 27th November. The winner of the Audience Favourite Award was IsabelContinue Reading
Cinematic Liverpool artist Paul Wilkes releases his Patterns EP on 23 November via his label, Pourtous Records. To mark the occasion the singer songwriter, whose soulful sounds recall the lush balladry of Richard Ashcroft and Richard Hawley, will perform a highly anticipated, intimate show at Liverpool’s Lantern Theatre on Wednesday 25th November. Support comes fromContinue Reading
Operation Lightfoot to play Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge Showcase Final next Friday Operation Lightfoot will be performing at this year’s Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge Showcase Final on Friday 27th November 2015 at the View Two Gallery, Mathew Street. Amongst those performing with Operation Lightfoot at Liverpool Acoustic’s fifth annual Songwriting ChallengeContinue Reading
Live review: The Other Half Artists: Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine Date: Wednesday 18th November 2015 Venue: Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Reviewer: Graham Holland, Liverpool Acoustic Take one bestselling, award-winning, country-loving crime writer, add the UK’s top country music duo, and you get a match made in country heaven. I’ve been hooked onContinue Reading
For the last four years we’ve put out a call for any local acoustic musicians who have original acoustic songs that we could play on the Christmas edition of the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight. You can hear the previous shows here. Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 2011 Christmas Special Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 2012 ChristmasContinue Reading
Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine present The Other Half Award-winning crime-writer Mark Billingham and leading country duo My Darling Clementine come together to present a dark and glorious mix of song and story. A rundown Memphis bar. Lust, murder and domestic horror. That long and difficult search for…The OtherContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Paul Wilkes EP – Patterns Release date – 25th November 2015 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Hot on the heels of ‘Take The Sunlight’ and ‘River Running With Me’, comes his third EP of the year, the delicate ‘Patterns’. It’s lower key than the previous releases – out go the strings and widescreen arrangements,Continue Reading
Attila the Stockbroker ‘Arguments Yard’ tour comes to Liverpool on 21st November Attila the Stockbroker is touring the UK this autumn to celebrate the release of his autobiography Arguments Yard. The Brighton-based poet, musician, journalist and activist will be appearing at Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery on the evening of SaturdayContinue Reading
Johnny’s Blues Club has another treat in store for lovers of acoustic blues when New York’s Toby Walker comes to Liverpool Marina on Thursday 12th November 2015. Doors open at 7.00pm and the show kicks off at 8.00pm with local support act Gary Edward Jones. Tickets for the concert (£12 eachContinue Reading
Ten talented local songwriters have won a place at the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2015 Showcase Final taking place on Friday 27th November at Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery. Songwriters from across the region submitted brand new songs inspired by works of art on display at the View Two Gallery during the entry periodContinue Reading
