Artist Matt Hill has been a resident artist with Super Slow Way over the summer of 2024 working with marginalised communities to write protest songs. These 21st century protest songs have explored issues of social justice and will be written, performed and recorded by the participants.
In a series of sessions with different groups including The Salvation Army and Nightsafe Matt has worked with the groups to explore popular protest songs and figure out what makes them work. They discussed the issues that matter to us and identified topics to write about. The final songs were shared on our Mixcloud page as part of the Drift broadcast weekend.
In the next phase of this project, Matt will be running songwriting workshops with TAS (The Alternative School) in Burnley to explore sound and song, creating music rooted in real life through fun and interactive sessions. A journey of conversation, games and creative exercises, empowering young people to shape the project.
These songs will also later feature on Drift Community Radio.
Matt Hill a storytelling singer-songwriter and community based artist. Read more about his work here
