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Description: | On this recording we hear David Mountford performing a lament for the famous 19th century union lawyer Thomas Hepburn. The song wonders why a plaque or statue has not been erected in memoriam of Hepburn.David Mountford is a miner from Seaham Harbour. His compositions deal with conditions in the Durham Coalfield in the second half of the 20th century, when large machines brought automation to coal mining. However by this time coal reserves were becoming exhausted in the areas beneath the land, and undersea exploration was proving efficient. Dave visited various folk clubs in the area, singing with his guitar.The tape from which this and several other songs sung by David Mountford are drawn is one of a large number of sound recordings held by the North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, Co. Durham. This important resource is made up of oral history recordings drawn from many different sources. Some recordings have been made by the museum for their own use, whilst others have been copied from other sources or donated by other collectors and individuals. This large collection of mostly spoken word recordings also includes many recordings of singers, musicians and dancers from Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria. The collection includes recordings of Haltwhistle fiddle player George Hepple, Nenthead singer Martha Armstrong, the Elliotts of Birtley, piping competitions, Newcastleton traditional music festival, concertina bands and playground games. Billy Atkinson. ; song | Rights holder: | rights holder : Beamish Museum | Subjects: | protest strikes & protest & unions & miners | Temporal: | start=1970;end=1980; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:B1704001 | Go to resource |
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