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 ...