At the height of the UK's lockdown Holly travels to Cornwall to visit her family.   As she learns more about the folklore and customs of the county her story becomes enmeshed with that of Hedrek, a hurler from Cornwall's distant past. In the Silver Ball by Anna Chorlton you heard, in order of appearance 

 Tim Cartwright As Conan Michael Fenner as the Vicar of St Cleer Jowan Jacobs as HedrekJamie Trotter as JagoTiffany Clare as HollyKate Edney as HelenCarly Barnes as Amy and HeatherAnd Sally Walker-Taylor as Mary

 Other voices were played by members of the cast

 The music in The Silver Ball was arranged and performed by Mike O’Connor based on traditional Cornish tunes. Additional music is by Chris Gregory

 Production, sound design and soundscapes were by Chris GregorySound effects are from Freesound.org The presenter of this podcast is Sally Walker Taylor 

 If you would like to find out more about the author of The Silver Ball, the Cornish poet and folklorist Anna Cholrton You can follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/anna_chorltonAnd visit her website here http://www.annachorlton.com/

All the locations and customs mentioned in the story are based on real sites and events in Cornwall.  We’ll be chatting to Anna about hurling and especially about Cornwall’s many stone circles and the folklore associated with them in a future edition of the podcast. 

 We would like to thank all of our actors for taking part in The Silver Ball.  Most of the lines you heard were delivered by Cornish actors or actors with a strong connection to the county, recording from their homes. Recording took place before the UK’s lockdown restrictions eased, using the actors’ own recording equipment.  If the sound quality varies slightly we apologise and hope this doesn’t interfere with your enjoyment of the story. 

We’d also like to thank composer and musician Mike O’Connor for supplying the stunning music you heard in this drama.  You can find out more about Mike, his music and storytelling here http://www.lyngham.co.uk/mike_oconnor.htmlFinally, we'd like to thank Anne Hughes, Harriet Chorlton, Les Harris and St Column Hurling.

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