Billy Bragg in Winnipeg. November 27, 2009.

On November 27th, 2009, Legendary British Musician, Billy Bragg was in Winnipeg to receive the Winnipeg Folk Festival’s 2009 Artistic Acheivement Award. Billy also performed at the Burton Cummings Theatre.

Ethan Osland, co-host of Black Mask: The Frequency of Resistance, interviewed Billy and his longtime Manager, Pete Jenner, at The Folk Exchange.

Billy and Pete led the small and intimate audience through a candid conversation about Billy’s politics and his art as a songwriter. Also touched on, are a few projects that Billy is involved in, mainly, the Featured Artist Coalition, which advocates for greater Artist control over their copyrighted material, and the Jail Guitar Doors project, which finds ways to bring musical instruments and education into prisons.

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