Your live music team
You may have noticed there have been some changes to the music delivery team over the past few months. We wanted to update you on the shape of the team and our new ways of working.
UK wide
We are moving towards a UK wide approach. This is supported by our new Beacon database and the development of consistent processes across our music delivery team. This means that while our live music coordinators will continue to support live music in their local area, they are also able to arrange music anywhere in the UK.
This will be a gradual process over the next few months and we hope that by April 2026 all of our coordinators will be supporting some live music outside of their geographical area. Our live music team remain spread across the nations, understanding the cultural diversity of musical styles and traditions in each area. This will continue to be an important consideration when arranging live music.
To support the move towards UK wide working, we have developed two new roles that replace the previous area based Live Music Managers:
Katrina Rigby
Live Music Development Manager – Operations
Katrina has worked with the charity since 2022, supporting our programmes in Wales and Northern Ireland and extending to cover the South England and Channel Islands in December 2024. Katrina’s new role is focused on standardising our work across the UK and making sure we have strong foundations for our future growth.
Kirstyn Knowles
Live Music Development Manager – Programmes
Kirstyn has worked with the charity since 2015, supporting our programmes in Scotland and extending to cover the North England in April 2025. Kirstyn’s new role is focused on developing our live music programmes and our musician support and engagement.
Our Live Music Coordinators
We have a great team of live music coordinators, some of whom you will already know and some who are new to the team. Each coordinator has a range of live music programmes that they lead on, and they will reach out to local musicians to support these.
Elliot Shulman
Elliot has been with us since 2023 supporting our live music in the South of England and Channel Islands, including our touring programmes in Jersey and Guernsey. Elliot will also be supporting programmes in Wales as we move towards UK wide working.
Chloe Baker
Chloe has been with us since 2021, supporting our live music in Wales and Northern Ireland. Chloe has moved to UK wide working over the past year and is now handing her programmes over to a new coordinator so that she can enjoy maternity leave.
Jake Kay
Jake worked with us as Live Music Coordinator for the North of England earlier this year and we are delighted that he will be providing maternity cover for Chloe, working UK wide.
Lara Osborne
Lara has been with us since 2020, supporting our live music in the North of England. Lara will also be supporting programmes in Wales and Northern Ireland as we move towards UK wide working.
Jodi Findlay
Jodi has been with us since 2024. With a full programme of live music in Scotland, Jodi will continue to focus on this area with potential for UK wide programmes next year.
Rachel Gorry
Rachel is a new member of the team, joining us in December to support our work in Scotland with the potential for UK wide programmes next year.
The live music team is managed by Emily Honey:
Emily Honey
Head of Development and Engagement
Emily started as Head of Fundraising and Communications at Music in Hospitals & Care in 2021. She has more recently become our Head of Development and Engagement, overseeing our live music team and impact alongside Fundraising and Communications.
We hope that you will enjoy working with and getting to know our full team of coordinators over the coming year.
Please note that our office in Walton-on-Thames closed earlier this year. We continue to have an office base in Edinburgh and a registered address in London.