Transforming Communities

Calling all Live Music Now aLuMNi!

Where are you now? How are things going? Where did your musical journey lead you? This year marks 45 years since Live Music Now began in 1977. In celebration, we’re taking a trip down memory lane and looking through the archives. We’ve worked with some amazing talent! We’ve come a long way since those early […]

Round Here: New music inspired by High Streets and created by local people

Professional musicians worked with local community groups in locations across England to create musical compositions inspired by the high street, thanks to a new Historic England and Live Music Now project. Public performances of the new pieces took place between 10-17 July. By harnessing the connective power of music, the project sought to strengthen connections […]

We’re Hiring! Northern Ireland PR Consultant

Quotations sought for delivery of PR & Communications – one year contract The Northern Ireland branch of Live Music Now is seeking to appoint a PR & Communications service provider for a fixed term contract of 12 months, commencing January 2023. The service provider will be responsible for securing coverage across printed media and associated […]

We’re Hiring! Rydyn ni’n Cyflogi! Project Coordinator, SW and Wales

Contract type Full time, permanent Pay scale £20,000–£26,0000 pa (dependent on experience) Location Cardiff (Live Music Now office) Deadline to apply 9am on Monday 7 November How to apply Click here to read the full job description and person specification in English. Click here for Welsh. Please upload CV and covering letter in English to […]

Live Music Now celebrates 30 years in Northern Ireland

Live Music Now launches a year of celebrations to mark thirty years of music-making in Northern Ireland. Since 1992, the charity has been bringing the joy, health and well-being benefits of music to young and old across Northern Ireland, and in particular to children with disabilities and older people facing isolation and loneliness. Live Music […]

‘Music just makes me happy’

‘Music just makes me happy.’ So says 11 year old Ciaran, who together with mum Anja, has been taking part in regular music-making sessions with Live Music Now musician, Hannah Murray, for almost two years. What started as a pilot initiative in response to lockdown and the pandemic, has now become part of Ciaran’s weekly […]

Calling all musicians in Kent!

Live Music Now is recruiting exceptional professional musicians who live in or have a strong connection to Medway and the surrounding areas of Kent. Applications are open here and recruitment workshops will be held in Chatham in December 2022. The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 14th November 2022. Live Music Now musicians work flexibly in a […]

Live Music Now North West welcomes twelve new musicians!

Live Music Now North West is excited to welcome 12 talented new musicians to the branch following recruitment sessions in Liverpool and Manchester. Joining the branch are four singer-songwriter/guitarists from Liverpool and Manchester – Esme Bridie, Ste Forshaw, Ben Gorb and Emma Black. We are also pleased to welcome Duo Chuva (classical guitar and mandolin), […]

Meet our new South West musicians!

Live Music Now is delighted to welcome an incredible 22 new musicians to the South West branch, following recruitment workshops in Bristol, Plymouth and Poole. This is a near tripling of numbers and, with a much greater geographical spread, this new cohort will enable Live Music Now to reach many more audiences, particularly in isolated […]

Live Music Now Cymru welcomes new musicians!

Following a three year recruitment break due to the pandemic, Live Music Now Cymru is delighted to announce the appointment of 34 new musicians! Four recruitment workshops were held across Cardiff, Aberystwyth, and Wrexham as part of LMN’s new recruitment process which has opened up a wealth of talent, experience and diversity. Celebrating a range […]

Thirteen talented new musicians join Live Music Now North East

Live Music Now North East welcomed thirteen new musicians to the NE branch in early 2022 and the group met together in August  for an induction day to explore what it means to be a Live Music Now musician – developing skills and sharing thoughts about why music is such a powerful tool for social […]

New musicians join LMN Northern Ireland

Live Music Now Northern Ireland’s newest cohort of eight new musicians span musical styles as diverse as Irish trad, jazz and flamenco. New recruits include jazz duo John Leighton and Meilana Gillard, two Irish trad duos – Dancing Embers (Ciara Jackson and Rowan Warner-Leicester) and Fánaid (Fióna Ní Mhearáin and Kevin McCullagh), singer songwriter Amanda St John and flamenco guitarist Paddy Anderson. Following […]