We use music training to help local people improve the quality of their lives. Through empowerment, confidence building, making music contacts, learning musical and other skills, we help our users to gain control over their lives and find avenues into employment.
We operate on a not for profit basis, so any money we do make goes towards our current activities and expanding our programme of music projects.
Cloth Cat Studios is based in Inner City Leeds which aims to provide:
a) FREE/low cost music courses and other music-based training for local people.
b) Facilities to promote people who want to be involved in music, particularly those on low incomes.
Announcement: For Winter Cloth Cat Courses, beat the rush, contact us now to show your interest via our contacts page.
Membership
A one-off membership fee to Cloth Cat of £1 gives you access to all our courses, enables you to have more say in what Cloth Cat does, such as voting in AGM`s. You'll also receive an e-newsletter, get the chance to access further support and loads of other benefits too.
Friends of Cloth Cat’ scheme
Cloth Cat has been delivering it’s services within inner city Leeds for around 12 years on very low levels of income. We are
currently fighting to raise income through grants and company sponsorship in addition to raising other contracts to help
those who are most disadvantaged in the area. Like most charities, Cloth Cat is affected by the recent recession and huge
cuts in the economy at a time when there’s likely to be increased unemployment, crime and homelessness, as well as a
greater demand and need for community sector support and activity. At the same time competition for grant funding is even
more fierce and as one of our initiatives we’re re-launching the ‘Friends of Cloth Cat’ scheme.
We already have some wonderful ‘friends’ and if you feel that, like them, Cloth Cat is an important asset to our local
communities then why not join our 'Friends of Cloth Cat' scheme too? For as little as 50p a month, set up on a standing order
which will support our vitally needed running costs which are harder to fund through traditional grants. Anyone can sign up
to the scheme even if you haven’t directly accessed our services and I have attached a standing order form.
If you can't afford it, then that's cool, please let all your friends know about the scheme. You'll receive a Friends newsletter to let you know what we're doing and how the money is being spent.
Alternatively click on the donate button to send a donation directly.
Latest News see News & Features page for more detailed info on all news below
We are having a stall at the live at leeds unconference on 4th May.
Dont forget our own well established local open mic nights
Cloth Cat Open Mic nights are at the Chemic Tavern, Woodhouse every Thurs (except 1st Thurs of the month). Come at 8 to put your name down, acts start at 9pm.
Leeds Music History project We want to show that Leeds has produced some of the finest and most respected bands, musicians, venues, producers and people associated with the music industry, in the country, if not the World!
Jail Guitar Doors Cloth Cat is currently working at HMP Leeds in Armley in conjunction with Billy Bragg’s Jail Guitar Doors charity. for more info see news page
Earlier This Year
The Youth Music Mentoring Scheme which we worked on along with the well established Old Chapel Sudios was a roaring sucess, We produced from the project two Fresh and Talented bands, called Letters to the Editor and Walking Tall, certainly future contibuters to the Leeds music scene, this all culminated in a showcase event held in The Well.
If you're aged 16-25, and want to get involved in possible future youth mentoring projects, contact us and we can help you put a band together too, with expert help, to perform live in Leeds later.