Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields

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Title Tracks for Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields

• 1. Down in a Coal Mine Excerpt (The Edison Concert Band) - The Edison Concert Band
• 2. Mining Camp Blues (Trixie Smith) - Trixie Smith
• 3. Sprinkle Coal Dust on My Grave (Orville Jenks) - Orville Jenks
• 4. Coal Miner's Blues (The Carter Family) - The Carter Family
• 5. Hard Times in Coleman s Mine (Aunt Molly Jackson) - Aunt Molly Jackson
• 6. He s Only a Miner Killed in the Ground (Ted Chestnut) - Ted Chestnut
• 7. Coal Black Mining Blues (Nimrod Workman) - Nimrod Workman
• 8. 31 Depression Blues (Ed Sturgill) - Ed Sturgill
• 9. Prayer of a Miner's Child (Dock Boggs) - Dock Boggs
• 10. That Twenty-Five Cents You Paid (Sarah Ogan Gunning) - Sarah Ogan Gunning
• 11. The L & N Don t Stop Here Anymore (Jean Ritchie) - Jean Ritchie
• 12. Dark as a Dungeon (Merle Travis) - Merle Travis
• 13. Come All You Coal Miners (The Reel World String Band) - The Reel World String Band
• 14. My Sweetheart s the Mule in the Mines (Mike Kline) - Mike Kline
• 15. Thirty Inch Coal (Hobo Jack Adkins) - Hobo Jack Adkins
• 16. Black Waters (Jim Ringer) - Jim Ringer
• 17. Roof Boltin Daddy (Gene Carpenter) - Gene Carpenter
• 18. Dream of a Miner s Child (Carter Stanley) - Carter Stanley
• 19. Coal Miner's Boogie (George Davis) - George Davis
• 20. The Yablonski Murder (Hazel Dickens) - Hazel Dickens
• 21. What Are We Gonna Do? (Dorothy Myles) - Dorothy Myles
• 22. Explosion at Derby Mine (Charlie Maggard) - Charlie Maggard
• 23. Blind Fiddler (Jim Bud Stanley) - Jim 'Bud' Stanley
• 24. Loadin Coal (John Hutchison) - John Hutchison
• 25. Coal Town Saturday Night (Randall Hylton) - Randall Hylton
• 26. It s Been a Long Time (Sonny Houston & Roger Hall) - Roger Hall
• 27. Fountain Filled with Blood (Elder James Caudill & Choir) - Elder James Caudill & Choir
• 28. West Virginia Mine Disaster (Molly Slemp) - Molly Slemp
• 29. Union Man (Blue Highway) - Blue Highway
• 30. Blue Diamond Mines (Robin & Linda Williams) - Robin & Linda Williams
• 31. Set Yourself Free (Billy Gene Mullins) - Billy Gene Mullins
• 32. Redneck War (Ron Short) - Ron Short
• 33. Sixteen Tons (Ned Beatty) - Ned Beatty
• 34. There Will Be No Black Lung in Heaven (Rev. Joe Freeman) - Rev. Joe Freeman
• 35. Deep Mine Blues (Nick Stump) - Nick Stump
• 36. I m a Coal Mining Man (Tom T. Hall) - Tom T. Hall
• 37. Dirty Black Coal (Kenneth Davis) - Kenneth Davis
• 38. Black Lung (A. J. Roach) - A.J. Roach
• 39. Coal Dust Kisses (Suzanne Mumpower-Johnson) - Suzanne Mumpower-Johnson
• 40. Coal Tattoo (Dale Jett) - Dale Jett
• 41. A Strip Miner s Life (Don Stanley & Middle Creek) - Don Stanley
• 42. Daddy s Dinner Bucket (Ralph Stanley II) - Ralph Stanley II
• 43. In Those Mines (Valerie Smith) - Valerie Smith
• 44. Miner s Prayer (Ralph Stanley & Dwight Yoakam) - Dwight Yoakam
• 45. Dyin To Make A Livin (W. V. Hill) - W.V. Hill
• 46. You ll Never Leave Harlan Alive (Darrell Scott) - Darrell Scott
• 47. They Can t Put It Back (Jack Wright) - Jack Wright
• 48. Which Side Are You On? (Natalie Merchant) - Natalie Merchant

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

History Through Music - Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields, June 26, 2008

R. Cherry "Cybergrass" - See all my reviews
  

This review is from: Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields (Audio CD)

We've recently heard about Kathy Mattea's album Coal but, there is a bigger, better and more historical look at coal mining -- the Lonesome Records and Publishing Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields. I've spent about a week reading the lyrics in the book and listening to the two volumes of music contained in this awesome Jack Wright production and find that it is one of those works that not only puts you in the fields too, but it covers the spectrum of the music as well. Bluegrass music covers the topic of coal mining but this collections goes another dimension beyond that. This is an collection and anthology that pulls at your heartstrings and once you immerse yourself into the coal mining way of life, may even bring a tear to your eye.

The 48 songs cover old and new as they are performed by artists old and new. Contained within the cover of the book and embossed within the two CDs is the music of The Carter Family, The Stanley Brothers, Hobo Jack...Read more

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

"Music of Coal" CD As Good As It Gets, September 27, 2008

Alan K. Stagg (Cross Lanes, WV) - See all my reviews
  

This review is from: Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields (Audio CD)

This two-volume CD, text, and photos is as good as it gets in musically depicting the life and times in America's coal fields in Appalachia. As someone who grew up in proximity to the coal fields and who has worked in the coal industry for more than 35 years, and who is a lover of "mountain music", many of these songs are well known to me but for which I have no recordings. Others were those I hadn't heard before but sure am glad I now have copies. Many of them bring back a lot of memories of my travels and experiences in the coal fields, which continue to this day. Kudos to all those involved in bringing this project to fruition.

Great Collection of Authentic Coal Music, January 9, 2012

Al Tenhundfeld (Charlottesville, Virginia) - See all my reviews
  

This review is from: Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields (Audio CD)

The other positive reviews say enough. This is a great collection of authentic Appalachian coal music. If you can't decide, give a listen to Molly Slemp's West Virginia Mine Disaster; it will melt your heart and transport you to a different time.