The Brendan Hawthorne Network

In this episode Brendan talks to singer songwriter Kerry Halford whose folk music roots were set down at a very early age. She talks about the influences and experiences that have shaped her work to date. Tune in for an interesting whistle stop tour through the Black Country folk scene!

Laura Liptrot is a novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She self-published her first poetry collection (Cocktails) in 2023 and is now close to publishing the third in her book series (The Garden of Time) with Tenebrous Texts. Through writing, she seeks to excite, amaze and encourage people to celebrate themselves and the universe around them!

Steven C. Davis is the Creative Director of Tenebrous Texts, a West Midlands based publishing house, specialising in speculative, alternative and dark fiction and poetry. He is the creator of the Sælvatici, a folk horror/ dark Pagan / mythological retelling of the Robin Hood saga, as well as several stand-alone books.

Brendan Hawthorne chats with a son of the Black Country, Keith Gwilliams, discussing the origins and reasons for his love of his heritage, culture and dialect.