At present there are six Trustees, who meet four times a year. They are actively involved in the Trust and throughout the year support and promote the work of the Trust.
The board includes people with a wide variety of skills and experiences across the arts and heritage sectors, many of whom are also practising musicians, dancers and singers. Their knowledge and advice on matters such as funding and governance has proved invaluable in the development of the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust.
If you are interested in joining the Board of Trustees, any of our Trustees would be happy to talk to you about becoming a Trustee. We have also created an introductory document to outline and provide more information about what’s involved and what we’re looking for. Why not have a read?
TRUSTEES INFO PACK
Next steps are included in the downloadable document, but you are always welcome to express your interest by email info@eatmt.org.uk.
Ivan Cutting has been with us since our inception and is a theatre musician, writer and director. In 1982 he helped set up Eastern Angles, the regional touring theatre company for East Anglia, and he is now their Artistic Director. Local tunes and songs have featured prominently in many of the shows. Ivan also runs Playwrights East, a scheme for developing local writers and was awarded an honorary doctor of letters by the University of East Anglia through Suffolk College in 2004. Based on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border, Ivan is the current Chair of the Board.
Miriam Stead is the second of our original trustees. She is based in Suffolk (when she is not off exploring the world!) and has been primary adviser around the careful curation of our archives and collections as well as a dedicated ‘extra pair of hands’ in the office. Miriam was formerly Heritage and Arts Manager for Essex County Council. Before that, she was Director of the Museum of East Anglian Life in Suffolk – where EATMT were formerly located in the old stables block!
Lindsay Want joined the board in 2012, but has been involved in the Trust’s activities since 2004. She is a marketing and digital consultant and copywriter, with extensive experience in the cultural tourism sector. In the past, she has written a regular column and continues to writes occasional features for Suffolk magazine. Lindsay is a busy singer and musician and has two talented musicians for offspring, including champion stepdancer, Ethan Beal.
Eammon Andrews joined the board in 2018 but is a long time Friend of the Trust and regular volunteer. He is a Chartered Surveyor and runs his own business as well as being a very active and approachable musician, singer and dancer. Eammon is often MC at a number of folk sessions in Suffolk and Norfolk and very much behind the traditional East Anglian music scene at local, much-loved festival, FolkEast. In recent years, Eammon has shown mastery and determination in tackling the step board, winning a number of local accolades.
Becky Marshall-Potter is the co-founder and director of FolkEast, the annual Folk and Arts Festival in Suffolk and of Jackalope Arts CIC, supporting artists in creating and developing new, collaborative work and community projects. With a background in theatre, education, and event management, she hopes to bring a range of skills and experience to complement the work of the EATMT in supporting and fostering the region’s folk music heritage for all.
Chris Holderness has a deep-seated interest in the traditional music of East Anglia, which now goes back several decades. He have been a regular performer, particularly with Rig-a-Jig-Jig, and in doing so was pleased to perform with some of the last tradition bearers of the region. Being very interested in the music’s background, he undertook much research into the traditional musical history of Norfolk. This culminated in many articles and talks, as well as an archive which is housed with EATMT. He is very pleased to be a trustee and to help the Trust with furthering East Anglia’s traditional music heritage.
