Music, Community and Connection Shine at Songs & Scones Concert with The Henry Girls
Live Music Now’s special Songs & Scones concert with renowned Donegal trio The Henry Girls took place on Thursday 4 December at Eglinton Community Centre, bringing together families, friends, older residents and children from the local nursery schools for a warm and joyful intergenerational morning. The Henry Girls’ signature blend of harp, fiddle and accordion, […]
Live Music Now at Parkhaven Trust: Bringing Live Music to Care Homes in 2025
Live Music Now were delighted to partner once again with Parkhaven Trust, bringing live music to two of their homes – The Beeches and James Page House – thanks to funding from the P.H. Holt Foundation. Over five months, Live Music Now musicians delivered engaging and interactive music sessions, supporting residents’ emotional, social, intellectual and […]
Music, Mince Pies, and Memories: A Communal Tribute to Dyffryn Lower
You, your friends, family and neighbours are warmly welcomed for the very first performance of the song ‘Remembering Dyffryn Lower’.
We’re Hiring! Music in Education: Programme Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
Join our team! Live Music Now is looking for a Music in Education Programme Coordinator (maternity cover) based in London.
Unlocking Futures: Music is Medicine in Perinatal Mental Healthcare
This summer, Live Music Now brought together local authorities in Wales, parents with lived experience of perinatal mental health challenges, international musical health partners, evaluators from Australia and the U.S., health and social care workers, policy influencers, NHS changemakers, and Live Music Now project teams for an open, free-to-access symposium in Cardiff. The call to […]
Shared Notes: Autism and Music Education Research Podcast with Dr Beth Pickard and Alex Lupo
Discover new insights in inclusive music education with the first three episodes of our new Shared Notes Podcast, now live! Listen below 🎧 Join Dr Beth Pickard and Alex Lupo as they share behind-the-scenes reflections on the AHRC Spoke project so far – from the research process to early findings – and what this could […]
Music in Autism Resources Bases – Online Survey Outcomes
As part of our commitment to sharing the learning from our AHRC-funded research project (in collaboration with the University of South Wales) in an accessible and timely way, we are sharing a summary document of our online survey, which you can read below. To better understand music provision in Autism Resource Bases (or regional equivalents) […]
Musical Mondays is coming to Northern Ireland!
Live Music Now NI are delighted to announce that thanks to funding from the SPAR NI Community Cashback Programme, our flagship online programme ‘Musical Mondays’ will be coming to Northern Ireland for the very first time. Between December 2025 and February 2026, three lively interactive concerts will be streamed directly to primary and specialist schools […]
Lullaby Essex: Music, Wellbeing and Connection for New Families
Live Music Now’s Lullaby Essex Intervention is bringing creativity, confidence and connection to parents and babies, and increasing engagement with local support services. Delivered in partnership with Parents 1st UK and B3 CIC across Basildon and Tendring District, the project uses the power of music to support perinatal mental health, baby bonding and community connection. […]
Music in Autism Resource Bases – Summary of Scoping Review
We are eager to share outcomes from our AHRC-funded research project (a collaboration with the University of South Wales) as they arise, to ensure that we are communicating our findings so that others in the sector can learn from them and develop their practice in response. We hope that this will amplify our agenda to […]
Supporting Perinatal Mental Health Through Songwriting in Medway
In 2025 Live Music Now’s Lullaby Intervention came to Medway for the first time as part of the Medway Creative Health Place Partnership Programme, funded by Arts Council England. It is already showing positive impact in terms of improvements in wellbeing and the creation of a support network for participants. Developed with local Medway partners […]
Musical Connections: Nurturing Musical Cultures in Autism Resource Bases
Join us for an online session to explore music education in Autism Resource Bases in Wales. We want every autistic child and young person to access creative, child‑centred music education.