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Description: | The rock overlying the south east Durham coal-measures is a porous limestone, holding water in cavities and caves. Normally a good distance is allowed between the base of this rock formation and the coal seams worked. This song describes how the urge to keep a face going too near to the limestone brought flooding and disaster to the mine. The song was written and performed by Bert Draycott and featured in the 1978 publication 'Come all ye bold miners'. Nb. An 'Emco' is a modern coal-loading machine which replaced the shovelling of coal.Bert was a miner for most of his life, working both at the coal face and later progressing to the position of deputy. Bert is perhaps best known for performing songs relating to pit life, collecting material from fellow workers and often writing his own songs. He is also a renowned player of the spoons and has held the title of World Champion Spoons Player for a number of years.The tapes from which these sound files are drawn are just two from 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. ; song | Rights holder: | reproduction rights : Draycott, Bert | Subjects: | disasters and mishaps industry and occupation & accidents accidents & flooding & mining | Temporal: | start=1970;end=1980; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:B1712022 | Go to resource |
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