Stemming from a project with Lifeline in Huddersfield in 1999, working with young people involved with substance abuse, we recognise the power of music to articulate thoughts, hopes, feelings and fears. This is especially true for young people at risk, who may find themselves in difficult situations, vulnerable, disaffected or otherwise disadvantaged.

The Feelings & Meanings strand of our work is designed to provide a fulfilling and rewarding experience for such young people. Working in partnership with organisations such as the Rathbone Trust, who provide alternative education and training for young people nationally, the Youth Inclusion Programme, and locally, with LOCA in Batley and Dewsbury, and the BASE in Barnsley, we have already achieved a significant range of work.

Harnessing the power of modern music technology, groups of young people have created both lyrics and music to a growing repertoire of songs covering a range of issues and subjects they feel concerned about. These have been translated into CD tracks with the help of professional musicians and workshop leaders, and the support of the professional recording and engineering expertise of Beaumont Street Studios.