Shadows & Whispers

by Ailsa MacKenzie

Graeme Miles preferred to stay in the shadows and whisper his thoughts rather than step into the limelight and shout about his talents and achievements, of which he had many.He was a mystery, an esoteric man who shunned attention. However, the cultural relevance of his work deserves wider recognition. Who was Graeme Miles? What kind of life did he lead? Why was he driven to spend so much of his life, time and energy chronicling the lives of the ordinary men and women of Teesside and rural areas that surround it, leaving behind, on his death in 2013, such an extensive body of songs, poems, prose and artwork? How did he go about it? What is his true legacy? This book, long overdue, attempts to answer these questions.

438 pages, Hardcover

Published May 16, 2025