Music of the Mines
Marking the 40th anniversary of the 1984 miner's strikes - one of the most bitter industrial disputes Britain has ever seen - Anna explores the rich archives of mining songs.
40 years on, the 1984 miner's strikes are still one of the most bitter industrial disputes Britain has even seen. Anna delves into the rich archives of folk music written about coalmining and the strikes and is joined live by Ayrshire folk musician Seán Gray. With strong personal links to coalmining, Seán's latest album Fixed Assets digs into the politics and poetry of Ayrshire Mining Communities in collaboration with Lallans Scots poet, Rab Wilson.
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Music Played
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Siobhan Miller
Pound A Week Rise
- Strata.
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Wolfstone
Close It Down
- The Chase.
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Gillian Frame
Rothes Colliery
- Pendulum.
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Dick Gaughan
Ballad of ‘84
- True And Bold (Songs Of The Scottish Miners).
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Ed Pickford
Ee Aye, Aa Cud Ye Hew
- The Iron Muse: A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music.
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Beth Malcolm
Worker’s Song
- Kissed and Cried.
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Seth Lakeman
The Colliers
- Freedom Fields.
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10 Strings and a Goatskin
Coal Not Dole
- Auprès du poêle.
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Pete Seeger
Which Side Are You On?
- Can't You See This System's Rotten Through & Through?.
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Macalias
Winter’s Sun
- Highwired.
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The Unthanks
The Testimony of Patience Kershaw
- Here’s The Tender Coming.
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Kenneth & Angus MacKenzie
Coal Mines Tunes
- Pìob is Fidheall.
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The Humblebums
Steamboat Row
- Please Sing A Song For Us: The Transatlantic Anthology.
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The Corries
The Collier Laddie
- The Very Best of The Corries.
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Seán Gray
Danny Gemmel
- Fixed Assets.
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Seán Gray
Michty Wheels
- Fixed Assets.
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Seán Gray
Dalmellington Baun
- Fixed Assets.
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Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts
Recruited Collier
- Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts.
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Megson
The Old Miner
- The Longshot.
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Gareth Davies-Jones
Art Amongst the Coal
- Art Amongst the Coal.
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Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente
He Fades Away
- The Morning Tempest.
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Ewan McLennan
Coorie Doon
- Stories Still Untold.
Broadcasts
- Thu 28 Mar 2024 20:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland
- Thu 25 Jul 2024 20:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland except Extra