Andy Warnock
andywarnock.bsky.social
Andy Warnock
@andywarnock.bsky.social
Regional Organiser, Wales and South West England at the Musicians’ Union
Get in touch: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/contact/wales-and-south-west-england-office
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This is starting soon for musicians in Wales who can join the discussion. All perfomers, composers, and songwriters are welcome
Calling all performers, composers and songwriters in Wales! On October 16 we are hosting an online roundtable to help develop our Manifesto for Music – Wales, so if you’d like to sign up and help shape the future of music, click the link below.
tinyurl.com/muvtcujk
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Do you run a music business in Wales? @ukmusic.bsky.social want to hear from you!

Join an online roundtable tomorrow to help develop their Manifesto for Music for Wales ahead of the Welsh Senedd elections in 2026

🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/rldxf1wl

#MusicBusiness #WalesMusic
September 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Self-Releasing Music?

Ensure you're up-to-date

17.9.25

A webinar w/ Vice Chair of the Musicians’ Union Executive Committee @wearethemu.bsky.social & Writers' Section Chair Matthew Whiteside @mwhitesidecomp.bsky.social

There'll be a chance to ask your own Qs

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwrs-cerdd...
September 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Reposted by Andy Warnock
Our Self-Releasing Music Webinar includes a Q&A for your questions

Keep up with the ever-changing digital world with our expert
@mwhitesidecomp.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwrs-cerdd...

Thanks @wearethemu.bsky.social Union Learning Representative @jamyama.bsky.social for organising

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Cwrs Cerddoriaeth: Self-Releasing Music Webinar
Ydych chi am werthu eich cerddoriaeth? /Take control of releasing your music
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Reposted by Andy Warnock
17.9.25 Cwrs Cerddoriaeth arlein

yn gorffen gyda Sesiwn Holi ac Ateb o 30m

Gweminar ar gael i bawb yng Nghymru

Diweddarwch eich ymarfer!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwrs-cerdd...

Dim ond £10 i aelodau undeb. £20 fel arall

Trefnwyd gan #CULTCymru a Chynrychiolydd Dysgu Undeb y Cerddorion.

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Cwrs Cerddoriaeth: Self-Releasing Music Webinar
Ydych chi am werthu eich cerddoriaeth? /Take control of releasing your music
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Reposted by Andy Warnock
Jeremy Miles meets culture unions @bectu.bsky.social, @wearethemu.bsky.social, @writersguildgb.bsky.social and @equityuk.bsky.social at TUC Cymru's Eisteddfod stand.

Jeremy Miles yn cwrdd â undebau creadigol Bectu, Undeb y Cerddorion, Undeb y Sgwennwyr ac Equity ar stondin Eisteddfod TUC Cymru.
August 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It’s great to be at the @eisteddfod.cymru today with @wearethemu.bsky.social members, @equityuk.bsky.social @bectu.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social and @tuccymru.bsky.social. We’re really pleased we now have Welsh materials thanks to support from members, get in touch if you want some
August 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I’ll be in Llandudno for Welsh Labour Conference over the weekend, with a @wearethemu.bsky.social motion on strengthening support for culture. Get in touch if you’d like to arrange a chat while I’m there via [email protected]
June 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We're really pleased to be attending Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in Dorset again this year.
 
Information on the festival and how to get in touch if you're going and would like to be involved (including joining us for procession on Sunday) is on the website here: musiciansunion.org.uk/news/celebra...
Celebrate Union Pride with the MU at Tolpuddle 2025
Members are invited to join us at this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival - the biggest celebration of the trade union movement in the Southwest - taking place 18 to 20 July in the beautiful Dorset vil...
musiciansunion.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's good that Cardiff University has cancelled its plans to close the School of Music, although it's concerning that today's update indicates this may include lower student numbers.

Well done and thanks to @cardiffucu.bsky.social and the UCU music group for their ongoing work on this.
UCU Cardiff statement on today's announcement (1/8): “We have very serious concerns about the way that the University is rushing through these premature and ill-justified plans to restructure the University...
Cardiff University issues update on job losses and warns more cuts are needed
Vice Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner said hoped for £28m savings aren't sufficient and there will need to be cuts to professional services and estates
www.walesonline.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ruth, our Regional Officer, is set up in Swindon for our Local Members’ Day and Portable Appliance Testing happening today
June 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
There are only a few spaces left for our free Portable Appliance Testing and Local Members' Day tomorrow 7 June in Swindon.

Book a slot for free testing here: musiciansunion.org.uk/events/free-...

Book a one-to-one session here: musiciansunion.org.uk/events/wswe-...

@wearethemu.bsky.social
Free Portable Appliance Testing (PAT), Swindon
This is an opportunity to ensure that your equipment is safe, and that you are able to provide assurances for your insurance, venues and bookers. Available for all MU members based in Wales and South ...
musiciansunion.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We're pleased that the Welsh Government has announced funding for the National Music Service for another three years. This clarity is important for music services and our members across Wales, and it's a shame the announcement hasn't come until June.

musiciansunion.org.uk/news/welsh-g...
Welsh Government to Fund National Music Service for a Further Three Years
The MU welcomes the news, although funding levels still aren’t sufficient to meet the Welsh Government's ambitions for music education.
musiciansunion.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The @britishcouncil.bsky.social Connections Through Culture grants programme is open: arts.britishcouncil.org/get-involved...

A bilingual information session for Wales-based potential applicants is on Zoom at 1pm today: forms.office.com/e/q2SubrLH8U

Info via @cymrugreadigol.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
MU in person events in WSWE for the rest of 2025:
- Local Members' Day Swindon, 7/6/25: musiciansunion.org.uk/events/wswe-...
- Regional Members' Day Bristol, 20/9/25 (provisional)
- Local Members' Day Cardiff, October date TBC

Get in touch:
[email protected]
musiciansunion.org.uk/contact/wale...
WSWE Local Members' Day: Swindon
This free Members' Day in Swindon includes workshop sessions, portable appliance testing (PAT) and one-to-one advice sessions with MU Officials.
musiciansunion.org.uk
May 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We’re in the @focuswales.bsky.social Marshall artists’ zone next to Llwyn Isaf with @wearethemu.bsky.social merch. @helpmusicians.bsky.social and @musicmindsmatter.bsky.social are here too. Come and say hi and everyone’s welcome to our mixer tomorrow afternoon: www.ticketsource.co.uk/focus-wales/...
May 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I’m at @focuswales.bsky.social until Sunday. Come and say hi if you’d like to chat about how @wearethemu.bsky.social can help you with your career or supporting music in Wales, and everyone’s welcome to our mixer on Saturday afternoon: www.ticketsource.co.uk/focus-wales/...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM