We’re Hiring! Finance Manager, Live Music Now UK
We are seeking a Finance Manager to join our staff team. The role’s key purpose is tosupport the whole organisation, including the staff and executive teams, by operating anefficient and effective finance function, with support from the CEO and seniormanagement team. Full-time, £28k Home or office-based, with flexible location. Some in–office work required. Click here […]
Why LGBT+ Music History Matters by LMN musician Kirsten Miller
I’m a proud “friend of Ethel”! What is she talking about, you might ask. Well, in times gone by, the phrase “friend of Dorothy” – nudge nudge, wink wink – was commonly used amongst gay men to surreptitiously identify themselves as gay. So, a musician friend and I came up with “friend of Ethel” as […]
BBC Radio Kent interview with Live Music Now CEO Janet Fischer
Live Music Now’s CEO, Janet Fischer, had a lively interview with BBC Radio Kent presenter Dominic King about our upcoming songwriting project in her Medway hometown inspired by local memories. Have a listen here. Transcript below: Dominic King, BBC Radio Kent: A new songwriting project for the over 55’s is being launched in Chatham. The […]
#THANKSTOYOU Live Music Now takes part in National Lottery Open Week
Live Music Now is participating in National Lottery Open Week! We have twenty beautiful DVDs to give away to the first 20 people to sign up and show us their lottery ticket. Sign up here – offer valid while supplies last. The DVDs feature sets by Conor Lamb and Deirdre Galway, traditional Irish musicians on […]
Be a musical superhero with “Songs and Scones for Schools”
This St David’s Day Welsh Primary Schools can help make Wales a land of song for EVERYONE by taking part in Live Music Now’s “Songs and Scones” fundraiser event! During Welsh Week we will hold a very special FREE live music concert webinar with celebrated Welsh chamber folk trio VRI! The interactive online concert will […]
We’re Hiring! Visual Identity Design Consultant
We are looking for a Visual Identity Design Consultant. Live Music Now recently completed a process to redefine and agree a new articulation of our vision, mission and values working with an external brand consultant. This work was developed with the whole team across our different divisions. To support the new direction and help Live […]
Calling all musicians in the South West of England!
Live Music Now is looking to recruit musicians who live in or have strong connections to the South West of England (Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Bristol). Applications are open HERE and recruitment workshops will be held in Bristol, Bournemouth and Plymouth in April and May. Live Music Now musicians work in […]
We’re Hiring! Project Manager, Northern Ireland
Project Manager, Northern Ireland Part time, 3 days per week, £25k (pro rata £15k), fixed term 12 months Home-based, with location and working pattern flexible Are you looking for a rewarding and diverse role that makes a difference to the lives of thousands of people in Northern Ireland each year? Do you have a passion […]
‘It was Braziliant!’ Musical Mondays Launch in Wales’ Primaries
Live Music Now is expanding its’ reach into schools by bringing the popular “Musical Mondays” programme to pupils in primary schools across Wales. First established in South West England, “Musical Mondays” are a specially curated programme of diverse musical performances from world-class Live Music Now musicians across the UK, streamed direct to school classrooms via […]
I Used to Dance – New release from Louis McTeggart – LMN Northern Ireland singer/songwriter
LMN Northern Ireland singer/songwriter Louis McTeggart recently released a single inspired by his work with Live Music Now and people living with dementia and cognitive impairment. Alice Lewis, Branch Director of LMN’s NI branch, speaks with him about the new release and his experience of working with Live Music Now. Louis, you’ve just released a […]
Thriving Through Music at Combe Pafford School, Torquay
It takes little more than a cursory glance at the papers to know what a difficult time schools have experienced over the past two years. From lockdowns and home learning to the constant disruptions caused by illness and self-isolation, pupils have faced many challenges and teachers have worked harder than ever to minimise the impact […]
Count Me In! Applications invited for fully funded 3-year PhD
Count Me In! is an internationally innovative project that explores how children and young people with severe and profound disabilities experience music, and investigates the strategies that musicians can use to make their creative interventions accessible. Applications are invited for a fully funded, three-year PhD to be hosted jointly by the Centre for Learning, Teaching and […]