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Contemporary acoustic folk duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie Roberts (guitar) open their Autumn tour – celebrating 10 years of their breakthrough album The Innocent Left – at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room on SundayContinue Reading

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Liverpool Acoustic are delighted to announce that Martin Carthy, the godfather of English folk, will be performing at the Music Room on Tuesday 20th September as part of a new season of shows this autumn. Martin will be supported on the night by Danny Bradley, winner of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2021Continue Reading

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Acclaimed Liverpool rock, blues and soul outfit Paul Dunbar & The Black Winter Band return with a very special show celebrating the launch of their brand new album Changing Faces. The launch takes place in the Music Room at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Saturday 18th June. Support is from singer-songwriter Oisín Hassan. Renowned for aContinue Reading

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Michael Weston King, one half of duo My Darling Clementine and former leader of UK Alt Country pioneers The Good Sons, launches The Struggle – his first solo album for eleven years – on Thursday 24th March with an intimate show at Prohibition Recording Studios. Jeremy Serle from RnR Magazine described the newContinue Reading

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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 eleventh year the Songwriting Challenge welcomes back judges Jon Lawton (Owner, Crosstown Studios/producer), Kaya Herstad Carney (Threshold, Parr Street Music School), Luke Moore (composer/Operation Lightfoot) and Robert Vincent (award-winning musician andContinue Reading

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The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge closes for entries on Sunday 4th October. Launched on 5th September this is a truly unique event where songwriters are challenged to write a new, original song inspired by a work of art. Now in its tenth year the Songwriting Challenge welcomes back judges Stephen Langstaff (songwriter/musician/producer),Continue Reading

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Launching Saturday 5th September 2020, 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 tenth year the Songwriting Challenge welcomes back judges Stephen Langstaff (songwriter/musician/producer), Jon Lawton (Owner, Crosstown Studios/producer), Kaya Herstad Carney (Threshold,Continue Reading

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The Liverpool Acoustic 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge returns next weekend with a brand new format. Due to the current lockdown restrictions the 2020 challenge is moving entirely online. The 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge – in association with Threshold Festival – gives songwriters 24 hours to write, record and submit a brand new song inspired byContinue Reading