Four acts to perform at Beatle Paul’s home

FOUR unsigned music acts have been given the chance to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles by writing and performing in the childhood home of Sir Paul Mccartney.

The terraced house in Forthlin Road, Allerton, Liverpool, where some of the Fab Four’s most famous songs were written, is being opened to aspiring artists.

Yesterday, singersongwriter Serena Ittoo from Enfield, contemporary folk duo Humm from Bath, singersongwriter Emily Theodora from Richmond and songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Dullan from Wrexham were announced as the artists taking part in the Forthlin Sessions.

Sir Paul’s brother, Mike Mccartney, said: “It’s wonderful that the two-up, two-down we grew up in is hosting a new generation of musicians over 60 years on.

“From an ordinary house in an ordinary street, amazing things happened because of being given the opportunity to express ourselves creatively, and we’re passing that on today. We want our little house to keep inspiring people for generations to come.”

The National Trust, which has restored the home so it is almost exactly as it was when Sir Paul lived there, is asking the public to share stories of how they were inspired by the music created at the house, where songs including Love Me Do, Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There and When I’m 64 were written and rehearsed.

Presenter Annie Nightingale said the music created there “lit the fuse” for many and made them realise they could become whatever they wanted to be. She said: “I have spent all my life trying to say thank you to The Beatles, who made succeeding generations believe that, yes, you can achieve your dreams.”