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2008-04-22
Country singer Mattea compiles some of the finest coal mining songs on this CD, bringing the joys and (mostly) sorrows of life in and around the mines to life (with plenty of them about death). The Sago, West Virginia mining disaster of 2006 compelled her to find the right set of songs to convey mining life and the best of them -- such as "The L&N Don't Stop Here No More" (#1), Coal Tattoo (#6) and "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (#8) -- both educate and entertain. The closer, "Black Lung," is a harrowing a capella number, combined with an instrumental, "Coal." This set may not burn up the spins chart, but is a valuable contribution to the YCE library. 4/08 MJVD F-Traditional
DONAVON FRANKENREITER
Recycled Recipes
BROTHER ADAMS
Almost Alive at Front Street
Sam Morrow
There Is No Map
Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik
A Congress of Treasons
Cortney Tidwell
Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up
The Wood Brothers
Loaded
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