In this episode of Prelude, we feature Minnie Birch, a folk singer that teaches music technology within a male prison. Minnie shares her story of a family love of music and storytelling, her planned route to get into the realm of publishing and the astonishing change of career she took whilst following her passions.
Minnie speaks of her experience of introducing a scheme called 'Storybook Dads’ to a prison. Storybook dads is a charity that helps over 5000 prisoners a year to record bedtime stories for their children. She shares her perspective on being a female teacher within a male prison, opens up about her experiences of helping to create, as well as salvage, family bonds with storytelling. Minnie also emphasises the importance of music to help rehabilitate offenders.
This is a story about being brave enough to start up new things if they aren’t currently available, being humble enough to learn new things from the people that surround you and ultimately, of following your heart through the strangest of places.
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