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 […]
Music & Culture in Care: Wales 2022
Save The Date! FREE Celebration and Training Event for Activities Coordinators in Residential Homes, Nursing Homes and Day Centres 29th September 2022 – 10am-5pm at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff (Counts towards CPD) Live Music Now Wales, Age Cymru and Amgueddfa Cymru are hosting the first FREE celebration and training event for activities […]
We’re Hiring! Rydyn ni’n Cyflogi! National Director, Wales
National Director, Wales We’re looking for a highly motivated and ambitious person to help us build on our success and deliver sustainable growth in Wales and across the UK. Contract type Full time, permanent Pay scale £45,000-£50,000 Location Nationwide with bi-monthly/monthly meetings in the Cardiff Office. This role is suitable for hybrid/home working. Deadline to […]
IntraFest 2022 – sunshine, smiles and star talent on show
Audiences in Medway were delighted by the quality of performers at IntraFest 2022, taking place between 15-17 July in Medway. Musicians, singers, poets, dancers, artists and DJs flocked to the Old High Street Intra, between Chatham and Rochester, to demonstrate the wealth of local talent that Medway has to offer. The festival kicked off at […]
Six ‘Round Here performances held across England
Festivities in Weston-super-Mare to launch “Dancing Above The Sea” Six brand-new compositions were showcased in July across six locations around England, as ‘Round Here (a Historic England HSHAZ and Live Music Now project) held its public performances. In Barrow-in-Furness, Brierley Hill, Chatham, Huddersfield, Tottenham and Weston-super-Mare, local residents from across generations spent time reminiscing about […]