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“The Power of Guitars behind Bars”

5th January 2009

Erwin James in the Irish Times reports that musicians who play to prisoners for the right reasons can touch damaged and broken lives.

Read the article here.

Jail Guitar Doors is a UK charity, founded by musician Billy Bragg, which encourages musicians to raise funds to provide guitars for prisoners. 

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