Music of Coal: Mining Songs From the Applachian Coalfields

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Tracklist

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1West Virginia Mine Disaster
vocals:
Molly Slemp (in 2006)
recorded at:
Maggard Studio in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States (in 2006)
recording of:
West Virginia Mine Disaster
lyricist and composer:
Jean Ritchie
publisher:
Jonathan B. Pickow Trust
Molly Slemp2:49
2Union Man
banjo:
Jason Burleson
bass:
Wayne Taylor (Bluegrass vocalist/bass player; member of Blue Highway)
fiddle, mandolin and tenor vocals:
Shawn Lane (Bluegrass vocalist, mandolin, fiddle, and guitar player)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tim Stafford
resonator guitar [Dobro]:
Rob Ickes
vocals:
Jason Burleson, Rob Ickes and Wayne Taylor (Bluegrass vocalist/bass player; member of Blue Highway)
recording of:
Union Man
lyricist and composer:
Tim Stafford
publisher:
Daniel House Music
Blue Highway3:35
3Blue Diamond Mines
banjo:
Linda Williams (folk singer-songwriter) (in 2006)
bass:
Jim Watson (bluegrass musician) (in 2006)
guitar and harmonica:
Robin Williams (folk singer-songwriter) (in 2006)
mandolin:
Jimmy Gaudreau (in 2006)
background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Jimmy Gaudreau, Jim Watson (bluegrass musician) (in 2006) and Linda Williams (folk singer-songwriter) (in 2006)
vocals:
Robin Williams (folk singer-songwriter) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Maggard Studio in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States (in 2006)
recording of:
Blue Diamond Mines
lyricist and composer:
Jean Ritchie
publisher:
Peter Pickow
Robin & Linda Williams4:44
4Set Yourself Free
vocals:
Billy Gene Mullins (in 2003)
recorded at:
Maggard Studio in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States (in 2003)
recording of:
Set Yourself Free
writer:
Ron Short
publisher:
Lonesome Ace Publishing
Billy Gene Mullins0:49
5Redneck War
banjo:
Ron Short (in 2006)
mandolin:
Shawn Lane (Bluegrass vocalist, mandolin, fiddle, and guitar player) (in 2006)
vocals:
Ron Short (in 2006)
recorded at:
Maggard Studio in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States (in 2006)
recording of:
Redneck War
writer:
Ron Short and Sandy Shortridge
publisher:
Lonesome Ace Publishing
Ron Short5:18
6Sixteen Tons
bass:
Jeff D’Angelo
cornet:
Matt Margucci
guitar:
Danny Ferrington and Ronny Cox (US actor and musician)
percussion idiophone [hammer]:
Beverly D'Angelo
washtub bass:
Ned Beatty
vocals:
Ned Beatty, Beverly D'Angelo and Dub Cornett
recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
Ned Beatty2:30
7There Will Be No Black Lung (Up in Heaven)
Rev. Joe Freeman2:01
8Deep Mine Blues
banjo, bass and mandolin:
Steve Cooley (guitar, mandolin, banjo)
guitar:
Steve Cooley (guitar, mandolin, banjo) and Nick Stump
vocals:
Nick Stump
Nick Stump3:31
9I'm a Coal Mining Man
banjo:
Kristin Benson
bass:
Michael Bub (Bluegrass Bassist)
fiddle:
Glen Duncan (bluegrass multi-instrument musician)
guitar:
Robert Bowlin (guitar / mandolin)
mandolin:
Wayne Benson
vocals:
Tom T. Hall
recorded at:
Tom T. & Dixie Hall's Studio in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I'm a Coal Mining Man
writer:
Dixie Hall (Songwriter) and Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Good Home Grown Music (Dixie & Tom T. Hall)
Tom T. Hall2:24
10Dirty Black Coal
banjo and mandolin:
Eric McMurray (bluegrass banjo, mandolin)
bass:
David Edwards (bluegrass bassist and fiddler)
fiddle:
Steve Edwards (bluegrass fiddler and singer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Kenneth Davis (member of The Scott County Boys)
recorded at:
Sounds Reel Studio in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
Kenneth Davis & The Scott County Boys4:31
11Black Lung
fiddle and slide guitar:
Ron Short (in 2006)
guitar:
A.J. Roach (in 2006)
mandolin:
Shawn Lane (Bluegrass vocalist, mandolin, fiddle, and guitar player) (in 2006)
vocals:
A.J. Roach (in 2006)
recorded at:
Maggard Studio in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States (in 2006)
A.J. Roach3:22
12Coal Dust Kisses
Suzanne Mumpower-Johnson4:05
13Coal Tattoo
recorded at:
Maggard Studio in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States
Dale Jett4:07
14A Strip Miner's Life
Don Stanley & Middle Creek3:01
15Daddy's Dinner Bucket
Ralph Stanley II3:30
16In Those Mines
banjo [clawhammer banjo] and viola:
Becky Buller
bass:
Jessica Lee (bluegrass bassist)
guitar:
Chris Eldridge
mandolin:
John Wesley Lee (mandolin player)
resonator guitar:
Andy Hall (bluegrass dobro player)
background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Russell Moore (US bluegrass guitarist and singer)
vocals:
Valerie Smith
Valerie Smith3:43
17Miner's Prayer
recorded at:
Music Row Audio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1992-05 until 1992-10)
recording of:
Miner's Prayer
writer:
Dwight Yoakam
publisher:
Figs. D Music
Ralph Stanley & Dwight Yoakam3:08
18Dyin' to Make a Livin'
instruments and vocals:
W.V. Hill
W.V. Hill3:38
19You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
guitar:
Darrell Scott (Country musician)
percussion:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion)
vocals:
Darrell Scott (Country musician)
Darrell Scott5:52
20They Can't Put It Back
banjo [clawhammer banjo]:
Matt McElroy (banjo player)
bass:
Wayne Taylor (Bluegrass vocalist/bass player; member of Blue Highway)
guitar:
Jason Burleson, Tim Stafford and Jack Wright
mandolin:
Shawn Lane (Bluegrass vocalist, mandolin, fiddle, and guitar player)
resonator guitar [Dobro]:
Rob Ickes
lead vocals:
Jack Wright
tenor vocals:
Roger Hall
recorded at:
Maggard Studio in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States
Jack Wright2:30
21Which Side Are You On?
recording engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer) and Todd Vos
mixer:
Todd Vos
banjo:
Richie Stearns (Banjo player)
bass:
Gabriel Gordon
drums (drum set):
Allison Miller
fiddle:
Judy Hyman
guitar:
Graham Maby
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at and mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Which Side Are You On? (original version by Florence Reece)
lyricist:
Florence Reece
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Natalie Merchant1.25:01

Credits

Release

liner notes:Jack Wright (in 2007)
engineer and mastering:Alan Maggard (engineer)
Jim Price (engineer)
assistant producer:Rich Kirby
Ron Short
associate producer:Alan Maggard (engineer)
executive producer:Paul Kuczko (production)
producer:Jack Wright
copyrighted (©) by:Lonesome Pine Records & Publishing (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/23389934 [info]
ASIN:US: B000VQ40WM [info]
purchase for mail-order:http://www.musicofcoal.com/ [info]
discography entry:http://sals.info/music-of-coal/ [info]

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Wikipedia:en: Music of Coal [info]
Wikidata:Q6942049 [info]