Dave H - working (or striking) miners singing TBM would be something to hear, and I certainly wouldn't criticise them for the violence in the words. What turns me off is soft-handed, keyboard-driving folkies like myself (and Mr Bragg) singing it, taking a vicarious relish in life-and-death struggles we've never been part of & never will.

It's striking that when Bert Lloyd (or his unknown source) modified the Yahie Miners, he made it more bloodthirsty as well as more catchy. For example, the (brilliantly nasty) lines

Join the union while you may
Don't wait till your dying day
For that may not be far away

seem to have replaced the much more anodyne

Join the union while you may
Don't you wait till after pay

In conclusion, (a) it's a weird, weird choice of "proper folk song", and FAF certainly shouldn't be suckered into adopting it by Griffin. And (b) hi Suibhne, thought you weren't playing on Mudcat any more?