Looking Back at 2025: Music in Health at Live Music Now
Throughout 2025, Live Music Now’s Music in Health work continued to grow in both reach and depth. Musicians delivered live music across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, performing in hospitals, care homes, community venues and perinatal settings. These sessions offered connection, learning and meaningful impact, reaching people at some of the most challenging moments in […]
Looking Back at 2025: Music in Education at Live Music Now
2025 has been a year of significant growth and deepened impact for Live Music Now’s Music in Education strand. Across our tri-nation work in Northern Ireland, England and Wales, we continued to develop musical experiences that recognise and build on every child’s strengths, interests and potential. Our professional musicians remained central to this work, delivering […]
“How wonderful to hear music in the hospital” – Live Music Now at Royal Brompton Hospital
As we reach the end of 2025 and head into the festive season, we’re taking a moment to reflect on our ongoing weekly music sessions at Royal Brompton Hospital – a partnership that has continued to bring warmth, connection and creativity to the wards throughout the year. Photo by Isabelle Marshall Since 2022, Live Music […]
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. […]