'You will always find our voice and hear our language': Local legends talk about what the Black Country means to them

What does it mean to be in a Black Country? We wanted to know what our some of our biggest local icons have to say about their beloved region amid the Black Country Festival celebrations.

The four boroughs of Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton have always been a melting pot of cultures, faiths, races and heritages, all combined under on unique name 'The Black Country'.