Jake Thackray: The Unsung Writer

From the writer of

‘Beware of the Bull’....
Hilarious, irreverent, poignant,

fanciful, quirky, imaginative,

original, musical, Jake Thackray

was a storytelling genius who

loved using words to entertain,

move, surprise and provoke.

While his extraordinary songs are

rightly celebrated, they were not

the beginning of his life as a

wordsmith, nor the end.

‘Jake

Thackray –

The Unsung

Writer’

is a chance

to explore

Jake’s other

writings,

including

love poetry;

an experimental short story;

his charming script for a school

musical; amusing pen portraits;

his first published work; tall

tales crafted for his concerts;

and his acclaimed, colourful

columns for the ‘Yorkshire Post’

and ‘Catholic Herald’.
This entertaining collection

provides fresh insights into Jake’s

creativity and the development

of his distinctive voice