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The Beatles Mic of Unity handed from Liverpool to Nashville

September 16, 2022
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by Editor
The Beatles Mic of Unity handed from Liverpool to Nashville

The world of music has witnessed a historic event. With The Road To Nashville connecting Liverpool and the Tennessee city, two legendary music cities have teamed up for The Liverpool International Song Contest. As part of this, The Beatles “Mic Of Unity” has been presented to the people of Nashville from Liverpool.

In an act similar to the passing of the Olympic torch, Dr. Shamender Talwar, FRSA, Co-Founder of charity TUFF.earth, has presented the ‘Mic of Unity’ for The Road to Nashville – Liverpool International Song Contest (TRTN-L) to Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman and the Metro City Council via Council Member Jeff Syracuse.

The Beatles Mic of Unity handed from Liverpool to Nashville

The presentation took place at the Nashville Metro City Council meeting on the evening of July 19, held at the Historic Metro Courthouse and the microphone serves as a symbol of hope and unity between the two music centres. It gives a voice to not only aspiring talent, but also offers help to those in need of mental health services via the TUFF charity’s complimentary mental health counselling services.

The ‘Mic of Unity’ is a 1961 Reslo Ribbon microphone from Liverpool based Cavern Club representing all the great music legends that have played there, including The Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and more. The microphone also holds importance as The Beatles played their first of 292 gigs onstage at the famed venue in February of 1961, soon catapulting them into global fame.

Director Jon Keats at The Cavern Club said:

“This does represent, from our point of view, the future of the next generation of songwriters, so we are delighted to hand this over to Nashville.” 

Dr. Talwar, FRSA added:

“It is my honour to deliver and pass the baton as a symbol of history to commemorate Liverpool and Nashville’s vast contribution to music while healing the new global pandemic, mental disease.” 

Council Member Jeff Syracuse was joined by fellow council members Robert Swope, Joy Styles, Russ Bradford and Robert Nash for the official reading of Resolution No. RS 2022-1543.

Council Member Jeff Syracuse said:

“Since my tenure in the music industry, I’ve seen musicians struggle with a digital revolution and now the pandemic and its impact on their vitality and mental health is becoming more of an issue.“

”This project highlights how we need to support our working creatives in all aspects of their lives. I am most honoured to sponsor this important resolution and support this program.”

Launchd in May (Mental Health Month) via a partnership between the Nashville, TN and Liverpool, UK city councils, the program has already seen thousands of musicians requesting counselling (16% of participating songwriters), accessing pragmatic tools and pro-bono services.

Impacting beyond borders, language, race, musical genres, and cultural barriers, this TUFF initiative has received over 20,000 songs from 31 different countries. In addition to this, thousands of contestants are already receiving counselling as part of the project.

The TRTN-L song contest has reviewed submissions at roadtonashville.us. The top ten finalists will perform live before judges in Nashville at the legendary EXIT/IN on John Lennon’s birthday Oct. 9, 2022, and the winner will perform at the famed Liverpool Cavern Club.

Partners of the song contest include: Liverpool City Council; Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County; Visit Music City; Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum; Exit/In; BMI; SAE Institute; The Cavern Club Liverpool; Middle Tennessee State University; BBC; Country Music Association; Porter’s Call.

Sarah Johnson, Director of Marketing at SAE Institute North America said:

“As an organization who helps educate so many talented artists, their mental health and wellbeing are at the centre of everything we do.”

“We were thrilled to partner with The Road To Nashville because of its mission. Already, the contest has had an impact on artists and creators across the globe, helping them access mental health care and resources. We’re eager to see how far the movement can reach and, of course, also get a chance to hear all the wonderful submissions from the songwriters.”

For more on The Liverpool International Song Contest: The Road To Nashville click here or you can check out The Road To Nashville on the here.

READ MORE: Mersey Ferries The Beatles Tribute Cruise marks 60th anniversary

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