Wirral Life February 2020 | Page 64

MUSIC REVIEWS BY DIANE TREMARCO Diane Tremarco has been involved with music since the age of 14. A successful career as a musician led to her owning and running the Buz Magazine for eight years. Each month she shares the latest music news alongside recommendations and reviews in Wirral Life. Please send your EPK to: [email protected] HERMANS HERMITS LEONIE JAKOBI I would like to introduce you to Leonie Jakobi a singer/songwriter with a great future. This 23-year-old Frankfurt Native, who is currently based in Liverpool, has been immersed in the world of music ever since she was a young girl. Taking the sound brought to her by her father, through musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and The Beatles, made Leonie Jakobi form her first ever band at just 13 years of age. She's submerged herself in many different cultures and environments to create a unique Rock / Folk Pop sound that combines the power of three-part harmonies, classic rock anthems and pounding drums with intimate and resonating vocals. Hermans Hermits ‘55th Anniversary Tour’ comes to Wrexham – William Aston Hall on Sunday 23rd February 2020. An Evening of Nostalgia, Song and Laughter, plus bringing all the hits to life. Herman’s Hermits is one of the biggest selling bands of the 60’s, not just in the UK, but around the World. From their early beginnings in 1964, the band have chalked up 23 hit singles, 10 hit albums, appeared in 3 major movies and to date they have sold in excess of 75 million records worldwide. Hits include I’m Into Something Good, There’s A Kind of Hush, Silhouettes, Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat, Wonderful World, A Must To Avoid, Mrs Brown You’ve Gotta Lovely Daughter, and many more. 64 wirrallife.com PAUL DUNBAR Liverpool-born, Paul Dunbar is a soul, rock & blues singer-songwriter, playing live across the UK and Europe and has supported the likes of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Big Country, James Taylor Quartet & Frank Turner. Described as having a signature vocal with influences of the likes of Joe Cocker, Bruce Springsteen and Otis Redding, Dunbar’s sound has a rock and soul background with dashes of folk and country. Facebook: @pauldunbarmusic The mission in her music is to tell stories of the ages, to connect and hold a place in the heart of her listeners with a raw sense of merciless honesty. Her debut single "Are You Lonely Enough", due for release in February 2020 is a product of years of sound and soul searching. Creating a vibrant yet somehow delicate fusion of rock / folk/ pop music, the combination of her distinctive voice and hypnotic drums have you hooked from the start. The identity of the music is parallel with the identity of the creator – connecting with every person that hears the songs and meets Leonie is what gives her music such intimacy. Check her out… Facebook: @leoniejakobi