A UNIQUE music project has given prisoners the chance to find their voice.

The Distant Voices scheme saw some of Scotland's biggest talent - such as Emma Pollock of the Delgados and Louis Abbott of Admiral Fallow - collaborate in prisons.

Creating songs dealing with love, loss, grief and childhood, the scheme has finished with the creation of an album, Not Known At This Address.

It is the work of Scottish arts organisation and charity Vox Liminis - meaning "voice of the people" - and claims to have created a musical portrait of the criminal justice system.

The album will be launched on Friday night in St Luke's, on Bain Street, with live performances.

Co-writers on the album include prisoners, prison staff, researchers, and social workers who worked with the likes of C Duncan, Emma Pollock and Rachel Sermanni.

Songs speak of learning an instrument for the first time, coming to terms with the death of a relative, lovers navigating stormy weather and the push to be a better dad.

Most of the songs began within three day songwriting workshops that took place in prisons across Scotland over the last 18 months.

Following the session, demo recordings were taken into the Chem19 Studios in Glasgow where full band arrangements were produced, mixed and mastered.

The album launch is from 7.30pm to 11pm and tickets are available to buy or, if music fans can't afford to buy a ticket, some are available for free from admin@voxliminis.co.uk

Distant Voices is a partnership project between Glasgow and Edinburgh universities, the University of the West of Scotland and Vox Liminis.

It is supported by Creative Scotland, Economic and Social Sciences Research Council & the Arts and Humanities Research Council (grant ref no: ES/P002536/1) and the Scottish Prison Service.