Redeemed ‘musician’s musician’ Bryn Haworth focuses on those often forgotten

Guitar hero Bryn Haworth feels free in prison. But the well-known British singer-songwriter isn’t serving time. He’s sharing his faith—and giving away copies of an album made for inmates.

Called Inside Out, the CD is a unique compilation of 16 tracks from Haworth’s long and successful career in gospel and blues. More than 2,000 copies have been distributed to prisoners. 

Haworth also is planning a new prison CD, Time Out, along with “a mostly acoustic, blues-style album for general release,” he said.

Haworth’s ministry commands respect among Christian store managers.

“He’s been a real mainstay of Christian music through its formation,”  said Melanie Carroll, manager at Unicorn Tree Books & Crafts in Lincoln.

Indeed, Haworth is celebrated as a “musician’s musician” who has played for mainstream acts like The Velvet Undergound’s John Cale and Gerry Rafferty of “Baker Street” fame. His career saw him rubbing shoulders with Jimi Hendrix, The Moody Blues and Isaac Hayes.

Supported by Music in Ministry Trust, Haworth has been visiting prisons for more than 20 years. Taking time for prayer, he has seen physical healings. 

As for the future, Haworth said he wants “to be as effective and as useful as possible in kingdom terms, because there’s nothing else.”

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