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SADLY overlooked earlier this year, Quiet Loner Matt Hill’s stint as songwriter in residence at the People’s History Museum spawned Battle for the Ballot, an absolute gem.
Hill is an incredibly talented writer and these 10 superb songs and his slow measured voice paint pictures that celebrate all those who campaigned and fought for our right to vote.
He's aided by splendid vocalist Tracey Browne who, in Paint This Prison, brings the heroic women to life, especially on the story of an anonymous suffragette prisoner .
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