Oh Worrapalava! - First visit in verse to the area.

Welcome to the first of a series of episodes - a ragbag of reminiscences in verse, song and story about the famous Black Country - The Industrial Midlands.

Contents

E Day Arf Spake Funny

Tells of childhood memories of 1960’s Black Country. It uses true dialect of time and place to tell its story. It received over a million views on social media. Written and Read by Brendan Hawthorne

All Around The River Tame

A pastiche of snippets about the towns and people of the area. Written by Keith Gwilliams

Wrought From Smoke and Flame

A villanelle inspired by the production of Iran and steel - Written by Keith Gwilliams - Read by Kerry Halford

Black Country Country Blues

A song of local words and phrases to help you along with some traditions of the Black Country Written and performed by Brendan Hawthorne

Industrial Romance

Looks at the working women of the Black Country raising families against the industrial processes that employed these families through hardship - Written by Brendan Hawthorne and Read by Lynn Hawthorne