A quick one with CLAIRE MAHONEY

Welsh Mod Our Story was launched at the latter end of 2018. In the interim months Claire's book has been (rightly) on the receiving end of many positive accolades from a wide range of sources. We caught up with Claire for an exclusive chat about Welsh Mod Our Story.

With a crowded marketplace already packed with a multitude of books that have mod as the subject matter, what was it that gave you the idea to write Welsh Mod Our Story?

It was probably a combination of factors, the main one arising when I was collaborating with the late Alan Thompson, producer, presenter and passionate music lover, on a programme for BBC Radio Wales about Northern soul. Al and I got talking and it turned out that we shared a lot of