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Half-remembered journeys across post-industrial Yorkshire. On first impression it appears to be a journey through a uniform landscape, past familiar mills, peaks and dales. Until you start to notice the details. The devil’s in the details. It occupies your peripheral vision. It leaves you questioning how you arrived where you did. How did we get here?

Craven Faults is a British electronic artist and producer known for combining analogue synthesizers, electronics and field recordings to create music that draws from ambient music, Krautrock and electronica. The name is taken from the Craven Fault System in the Pennines and much of his music draws inspiration from the landscapes of Yorkshire, where he resides.

From Tik Tok stars to primary school children: line up revealed for extravaganza to showcase Liverpool City Region’s musical talent.

More than 200 young people ranging from viral Tik Tokers to primary school children will take to the ACC Liverpool stage at a special event to showcase the city region’s future music stars.

Scousevision will makes its debut on December 5 at the venue that hosted Eurovision 2023 and will feature 12 acts chosen by the Sound! Music Hub Youth Board from across the Liverpool City Region and Warrington.

All the performers are aged between 7 and 21 years and include Positive Impact, from Liverpool, who recently gained 1.8 million views on Tik Tok with their performance of ‘Alexander Hamilton’.

Other acts include 14-year-old independent artist Macie Murray from Sefton and the Pagoda Arts Chinese Youth Orchestra with their rendition of ‘Take Five’.

The line up reflects the diversity, creativity, and ambition of young people across the region.

Councillor Mike Wharton, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Business, Investment and Trade says:

“Scousevision is creating an opportunity not often available for young performers – the chance to showcase their talent on a big stage like the one at ACC Liverpool in front of an audience of thousands. It’s not common for young performers to be able to share their sound, their talent and to join with other performers on such a large scale.

“That’s why I feel this event, and the work of our new Sound! Music Hub, is critical in our role as the UK’s culture capital. By sparking new connections and inspiring future collaborations here and now, we are opening doors for the next generation of music makers to come out of our city region – an area already renowned the world over for our creative talent.”

The Sound! Music Hub is one of 43 in the UK providing music education and opportunities to children and young people, creating pathways into a music career. Funded by the Department for Education (DfE) through Arts Council England, Sound! is led by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the Hub Lead Organisation (HLO).

Serving Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Warrington, the Hub brings together a variety of organisations ensuring everyone has the chance to be involved in music, from traditional lessons to DJing and digital music initiatives.

Sophie Hirst, who is a member of the Sound! Music Hub Youth Board said:

“This is the first event of its kind that we, as the Youth Board of the Sound! Music Hub, have organised, and I am delighted to have been involved so far. All of the acts are absolutely amazing, and we’ve been spoilt with the amount of talent!

There is such a diverse range of acts, and I hope people will come along and enjoy an exciting night of music and performance. We would like as many people as possible to support all of the young people who will be working so hard to make the night a success.”

The 12 acts performing at Scousevision are:

• Positive Impact
• Belle Vale Primary School (Liverpool)
• Lucy Hogg (Solo artist, 15, Sefton)
• The Q’Nards
• Pagoda
• Macie Murray (Solo artist, 14, Sefton)
• Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Primary School (Halton)
• St Margaret’s C of E Primary (Warrington)
• St Nicholas C of E Primary (Sefton)
• Ethan Lee (Solo artist, 19, Liverpool)
• Sefton Jazz Orchestra
• Capeesh

Tickets are now available here for the concert taking place on Friday 5 December 2025 and can include making a voluntary donation to help support young people to access music-making opportunities across the region.

Embrace the short, crisp days and cold, long nights.

The festive season can often be a hectic time of year. Wintering is a balm for the soul – an invitation to slow down, to reconnect with the land and one another, as we usher in the solstice.

What if we made peace with the darkest time of year? Inspired by Katherine May’s bestselling book Wintering, a new piece from composer Samantha Fernando asks us to cherish nature’s fallow period and draw on its power for healing.

Vocal ensemble The Marian Consort joins Manchester Collective’s string quartet for this intimate performance of music across the centuries. Expect a deeply restorative evening, as we find respite in an alternative nativity song, crystalline harmonies, and a meditation on freedom and unity.

 

Robert Vincent returns to the Tung Auditorium with his band and string section after their stunning 2024 sell out show.

“The moment he started to sing I knew that this was something special” (Bob Harris OBE, BBC Radio 2)

It is Vincent’s powerful and soulful voice that has continually attracted acolytes such as Bob Harris, Paul Carrack, Robert Plant and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Announced as winner of UK Song of The Year at the UK Americana Music Association Awards 2025 for his track ‘Follow What You Love & Love Will Follow’ alongside a highly coveted nomination for UK Artist of The Year, Robert Vincent continues to enthrall audiences and critics alike, showing his versatility as both a solo performer and with a full band.

Most recently receiving the invitation to support Robert Plant and band Saving Grace across all of their UK and European tour dates, there is an ever-growing excitement surrounding Robert Vincent, his captivating live performances and his new album.

The Liverpool singer/songwriter released his fourth studio album Barriers in June 2024 to critical acclaim spending multiple weeks in the Country Music Charts nestled between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift – but it was reaching the top 10 of both the Independent Album Chart and Record Store Chart that really gave Vincent reason to celebrate, with critics removing the constraints of category, declaring:

“Barriers is a masterful album that blends introspection with musical sophistication, cementing Robert Vincent’s place as one of the UK’s finest songwriters. His music, deeply rooted in personal and social narratives, continues to resonate widely, securing his place in the pantheon of great Liverpudlian artists” (Entertainment Focus)