Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue 10th Mar, 2026
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Join Kathryn and Michele, acclaimed singer songwriters and producers in a session that focusses on co-writing. Come along to this nurturing online workshop and discover the power of collaboration in songs. We’ll make use of breakout spaces and group working to generate seeds of ideas for new work. This friendly session would suit anyone who is new to making songs or who might already be writing but would like to learn approaches to working with a fellow writer. No experience or instrument needed!
Tutors
Kathryn Williams is a Liverpool-born, Mercury Music Prize-nominated singer-songwriter with 16 albums under her belt. Before her last release, Night Drives (which entered the official folk album charts straight at number 2), the label OLI celebrated her career thus far with a 20-CD, two-book box set anthology strewn with her art. Her novel The Ormering Tide debuted to critical acclaim and she hosts her own popular podcast, ‘Before the Light Goes Out’. She is a regular songwriting tutor at Arvon, Moniack Mhor, and The Writing Squad.
Michele Stodart is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, musical director and multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as bassist, vocalist and co-songwriter of Mercury-nominated, double-platinum selling band, The Magic Numbers, who have released five critically acclaimed studio albums with top ten singles, and supported the likes of Neil Young, Radiohead, Brian Wilson, U2, The Who, Flaming Lips and Bright Eyes. She continues to play with the band and tour world-wide, and they are set to release a new album next year.
First Stages
First Stages is part of The Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) which is administered by Creative Scotland. The YMI creates access to high quality music making opportunities, enables young people to achieve their potential in or through music and supports the development of the sector for the benefit of young people.
This event is for anyone aged 16-25 (up to 30 if you have lived experience of the care system) living in Scotland who is interested in songwriting and experiences isolation or have less access to making songs. By signing up, you acknowledge that you are eligible.