I always thought fourpence a day was more Durham than Yorkshire if I were to be pedantic. (There were lead mines in Swaledale, but most were slightly further North.) Similarly, Ewan McColl's songs were mainly from the BBC radio Ballad "The Big Hewer" which was about mining in the North East. He wrote some wonderful songs for that.

I was a Yorkshire miner, so didn't sing many songs about it. (A bit hard spending Sunday night at The Boundary singing about how hard it was and Monday morning laid on the transformer like a good pit electrician...)

I did write a few songs years ago about the loss of community after the strike, and if I can find them, will record them and send on. Can't promise mind.. A long time since they saw light of day. Memories are about a different me from a different time, and I try to think I have moved on, so buried my songs. Don't perform them now, and not too sure where I put them?

WIll have a look though.