I've been badgered (actually hasn't taken much!) by Curmudgeon's (Tom Hall's) long time banjo playing musical partner into learning more of the songs Curmudgeon sang and they performed together for forty years.

Tom learned "Celebrated Working Man" from a recording (probably "The Iron Muse" on Topic, of which I have the LP) by A.L. Lloyd, which is dramatically different than the one in the DT.

I like to know about what I'm singing. I've already figured out that what I had down as "Dollival to York" is actually "Delaval to York" and done a lot of reading on Seaton Delaval, the pits, and the surrounding area and commerce.

But there's another reference to "and the trouble at the Chowting Pits I can elucidate" and I haven't been able to track down "Chowting Pits" or the trouble.

Can anyone help me? (Oh, I've left myself open on that -- I'm beyond help!)

Linn