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Thread #116992 Message #2516699
Posted By: GUEST,HughM
16-Dec-08 - 07:44 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Yorkshire Mining and Industrial songs
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Yorkshire Mining and Industrial songs
I remember hearing a song about a disaster at the Lofthouse colliery near Wakefield. If I remember rightly the colliers accidentally broke through into some old flooded workings and were overwhelmed by the sudden rush of water. The song was sung by a chap with a beard who used to wear a T-shirt with the words "beer garden gnome" on the front. I think he wrote the song. Does anyone remember him?