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CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES

IN MUSIC

Helping young people to grow and and develop skills within music

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SUPPORTING THE GOALS & AMBITIONS
OF YOUNG PEOPLE
IN MUSIC

The Liam Colgan Music Fund is an independent charity set up to support young musicians and others in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland keen to pursue ambitions in music, whether simply to make and perform music in their local community or to follow dreams of a career in music on the artistic, creative, technical or business side of the music industry.

"The Liam Colgan Music Fund is such a welcome, important initiative – born out of great sadness – but one that opens a door on to the healing power of music" 

Rory MacDonald, Runrig

'Setting the Stage II' 
LIve Event Production Training Workshop
March 2024

Back by demand, the Fund's 'Setting the Stage Ii' training workshop in March 2024 saw 20 young people take part in this innovative event, getting hands-on experience running sound, lights, backline and event management under the guidance and supervision of industry professionals, with live bands providing sound checks. Whilst last year's event broke new ground, the latest workshop was even better.

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Huge thanks and Shout Out to the crew of instructors and staff for their time and effort:

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Calum Martin (Production Manager)  |  Iain McLaughlin (Event Manager)  | 

Graeme Watt (Sound -FoH)  |  Steve Bull (Sound - Monitors)  |  Alex Renniie (Lights)  | 

Nathan Fraser (Backline/Stage Crew)  |  Robbie Dunsmore (Breakout Sessions) 

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Many thanks to the three great bands who came and provided soundchecks and created a real-world experience for our trainee production crews.

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Moteh Parrott & Friends  |  Daniel Gunn Band  |  Iain McLaughlin & The Outsiders

Here's some of the great feedback from a few of the particpants: 

"The whole event was amazing, it's a wonderful chance to meet new people who are exxperts in this area, and to learn from professionals who have been in the game for a long time."                                 Owen H Workshop trainee

"This was an amazing experience. The tutors were all friendly and patient, and were very enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge. I thought the setup of the day and the fact that there were real bands was unique and allowed us to get a proper feel for what it would be like to work in these roles."                                    Emma R Workshop trainee

"The event was a great way to introduce participants to of some of the technical and production aspects that happens behind the scenes. And a good opportunity for them to meet people working in the local industry and further a field."                                                                                                                              Robbie D Workshop staff  

With many thanks to our sponsors:
 

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