Coal Mining Songs

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST,ifor
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 03:59 PM

Chris Morris and Huw Pudner have written a song about the end of coal mining in their home village of Skewen in South Wales.The song is called 'Skewen Main 1925.
ifor'

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: mg
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 03:44 PM

I was just reading somewhere...I think in an actual book..about a Polish person in PA USA who wrote mining songs. He was not an actual miner but more of a sorter or screener up top.

I would love someone to write about the Balmaidens? of Cornwall.

It would also be nice to collect in other languages...Welsh of course, Italian, Polish, Ukraine..mg

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST,Roy Peckham
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 02:29 PM

The Pit Pony Sanctuary Pontypridd are working on some video shorts on some of the small private mines & the Ponies they used. One is up on You tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=042xrlgDiIg   With the soundtrack of a Choir singing Myfanwy. It would be nice to have a public domain track of someone singing about mines & ponies on the next one. Any Ideas?

We are a small Charity. We have a petition running on a Government website to "STOP THE USE OF PIT PONIES UNDERGROUND". Would you please sign the petition and help us tell others. You will find the petition at www.visitpitponies.co.uk/petition Perhaps you could cut & Paste this email into your system and send it to all the e-mail addresses on your system for us. Thank you for helping us help them.

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: henryclem
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 11:56 AM

I'd go along with Joe G's earlier recommendation (Jez Lowe & Ed Pickford). There's a terrific version of Ed's "Strange Lover Is The Coalmine" on Tom McConville's 2008 album Tommy on Song.

My own songs - "Orgreave" (mentioned earlier by Ray Padgett and recorded by him for Yorkshire Garland) and "Pitworld" - can be heard on
http://myspace.com/henryclements

Henry

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: breezy
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 09:13 AM

'If I had A son' by Millichip, Newport Gwent

a former miner saying how he would not want his son to follow in his footsteps

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 08:15 AM

Just remembered a reasonably new one - Sting's 'We work the black seam' - I think that is what it is called anyway. Not strictly about coal mining but the use of neuclear power vs coal. Not sure which one wins out but it is a pretty good song.

DeG

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 08:04 AM

Blickie for several audio clips from Nova Scotian coal miners' choir The Men Of The Deeps.

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 05:55 AM

I played a song called "Pneumoconiosis Blues" when I DJ'd in New Zealand.

Can't see referrences to it on the Web. It was on an American LP of Black Blues artists. Can't remember the label.

I thought I had posted about it years ago but even the 'Cat can't remember it.

("Miner's Lung" since you ask)

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: MARINER
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 05:19 AM

Dave Burns' "Last Pit in the Rhondda" on Wobblie Records has some fine songs about coal mining/ miners .

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 04:07 AM

...or if you want coal mining disasters how about A flat minor...

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 04:07 AM

Anything in A minor?

:D

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: quokka
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 06:37 PM

Follow Me Down Cousin Jack - Show of Hands (not limited to coal but a great mining song)

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Joe G
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 05:30 PM

Jez Lowe & Ed Pickford have written some excellent mining (& related) songs based in the North East of England

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 05:05 PM

Thanks, Gurney! I did know about Seamus Kennedy's CD and coal mining songs. Best wishes, Tony

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 05:01 PM

Thanks, Bob the Postman for your message about Gordon Carter. I had never heard of him or his songs... Much appreciated! I like the lyrics to his song, "A Pit Pony's Tale"...!

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 03:51 PM

There are several coal mining songs on British Columbian singer-songwriter Gordon Carter's CD "Diary Of A Coal Town". A Pit Pony's Tale appears on this CD as well as on his other record "Rivers and Roads".

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Gurney
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 03:26 PM

Mudcatter Seamus Kennedy has a mining trilogy on his CD 'On the Rocks.' As the Dilmar tea advert says, "do try it!"

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Susan of DT
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 10:09 AM

Not all songs that mention "coal" are about mining it - ie "coal black hair" and coal in the fire, but certainly check out those songs in the Digital Tradition here. You can also search for "@mining" to see the songs that have that keyword (not all are COAL mining, but most are) to get another (overlapping) long list of songs.

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Beer
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 06:06 PM

I could swear that we did this sort of thread before.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 06:02 PM

Thw of my favourites:

Coal Town Road

Working Man

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST,999
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 02:19 PM

Music of Coal--some titles anyway.

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 02:13 PM

Easily the best hard copy source of mining songs from Britain ia A.L. Lloyd's Come All Ye Bold Miners. Lawrence and Wishart 1978. It's almost certainly out of print but well worth hunting down. Make sure you get the second edition, which is a much expanded version of the first, which originally came out in 1952.

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: catspaw49
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 01:55 PM

You can do both of these things for yourself but let me show you what you'll get and you can see if it will be useful. Have Fun and Good Luck!!!

See that box up there that says Lyrics Search? Type the word COAL into the box and check only the "DT"........You'll get the songs listed below that have the word coal in them. Not all are what you want of course but I'd venture you will probably find a few:

The Digitrad Results
0.9526 - WHEN THE COAL BLEW AWAY
0.9525 - COAL TOWN ROAD
0.9417 - BLACK JOKE
0.9282 - TWANKY DILLO
0.9201 - THE COAL AND ALBERT BERRY
0.9015 - COME ALL YOU COAL MINERS
0.9015 - COAL BLACK ROSE
0.8912 - DABBLING IN THE DEW
0.8788 - COAL MINING SONG
0.8656 - TWO-CENT COAL
0.8656 - TWO-CENT COAL
0.8656 - THE COAL BLACK JOAK (2)
0.8655 - COAL TATTOO
0.8655 - COAL OWNER AND PITMAN'S WIFE
0.8511 - OLD COAL MINER
0.8510 - WHO'S GOING TO PAY PADDY DOYLE?
0.8510 - SPRINGHILL MINE DISASTER
0.8347 - THE COAL IN THE STONE
0.8347 - PARADISE or Muhlenberg County
0.8169 - WESTRAY REMEMBERED
0.8169 - YOU WON'T GET ME DOWN IN YOUR MINE
0.8169 - WELCOME MOTHER JONES
0.8169 - THE FIREMAN'S SONG
0.8169 - TESTIMONY OF PATIENCE KERSHAW
0.8169 - NINE POUND HAMMER (Roll on Buddy)
0.8169 - DOWN WENT MCGINTY
0.8164 - TWA MAGICIANS
0.8164 - COAL MOUNTAIN BLUES
0.8164 - ROLL DOWN THE LINE
0.8164 - PAY DAY AT COAL CREEK
0.8164 - FAREWELL TO THE MONTY
0.7967 - CANCION A VICTOR
0.7967 - BILLY THE PIT HORSE
0.7967 - GEORDIE BLACK
0.7967 - FIRING THE MAURITANIA
0.7967 - REQUIEM
0.7967 - YOUNG REDIN
0.7967 - WEST VIRGINIA MINING DISASTER
0.7967 - WEE DARK ENGINE ROOM
0.7967 - THE TWO MAGICIANS
0.7967 - THE REST OF THE DAY'S YOUR OWN
0.7967 - THE PLODDER SEAM
0.7967 - THE MINERS' FATE
0.7967 - THE HARD WORKING MINER
0.7967 - THE FOGGY DEW (Irish 2)
0.7967 - THE CRUISE OF THE CALABAR
0.7967 - THE CROSS MOUNTAIN EXPLOSION
0.7967 - THE CREW OF THE WHIRLWIND
0.7967 - THE CREMATION OF SAM MCGEE
0.7967 - THE COURTING CASE
0.7967 - THE BANKS ARE MADE OF MARBLE
0.7967 - SONG OF THE IRON ROAD
0.7967 - SHANTYMAN'S HAIL
0.7967 - PATCHES
0.7967 - MULE ON THE MOUNT
0.7967 - MINING CAMP BLUES
0.7967 - FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD
0.7967 - FALSE LADY
0.7967 - DOWN THE C&O
0.7967 - DARK AS A DUNGEON
0.7967 - COWBOY FIREMAN (TRUSTY LARIAT)
0.7961 - TWO MAGICIANS
0.7961 - THE L & N DON'T STOP HERE ANYMORE
0.7961 - THE EXCISEMAN IN A COAL PIT
0.7961 - THE COAL BARON'S SONG
0.7742 - THOMAS O YONDERDALE
0.7742 - TELFORD'S BRIDGE
0.7742 - THE SULTANA
0.7742 - ROLL, COLUMBIA, ROLL
0.7742 - PITMANS REDUNDANCY PAY
0.7742 - THE MOONSHINE STEER
0.7742 - GYPSY ROVER (2)
0.7742 - KING COTTON
0.7742 - CORNISH LADS
0.7742 - CORNISH LADS
0.7742 - CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO
0.7742 - BYKER HILL 2
0.7742 - IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD 'ARRIS MILL
0.7742 - CLAYTON BOONE
0.7742 - THE CAT
0.7742 - DUW, IT'S HARD
0.7742 - COBLE O CARGILL
0.7742 - COB O'COALING
0.7742 - COB COALING SONG
0.7742 - I AM THE COMMON MAN
0.7742 - HAND ME DOWN ME BIBLE
0.7742 - JAMES TELFER OF THE FAIR DODSHEAD
0.7742 - JACK ORION
0.7742 - IN THE PIT FROM SIN SET FREE
0.7742 - IMAGE OF GOD
0.7742 - THE MAYOR OF BORDEAUX
0.7742 - LORD LIVINGSTON
0.7742 - LITTLE PEE-DEE
0.7742 - NORTH COUNTRY TRAGEDY
0.7742 - THE REST OF THE DAY
0.7742 - TAIL TODDLE
0.7742 - THE SULTANA
0.7742 - STEAMBOAT BILL
0.7742 - THOMAS O YONDERDALE
0.7742 - WRECK OF THE 97
0.7742 - WEDNESBURY COCKING
0.7742 - YOUNG ALLAN
0.7742 - WRECK OF OLD 97
0.7742 - WHITE HOUSE BLUES 2
0.7742 - WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
0.7742 - WHEN IT'S WINTER IN THE KOOTENAYS
0.7742 - WHEN FlRST I WENT TO CALEDONlA
0.7742 - WEXFORD LULLABY
0.7742 - WAGGONER
0.7742 - TOM BEECH'S LAST TRIP
0.7742 - TITANIC (7)
0.7742 - THE TYRE FITTER
0.7742 - THE TEETOTAL SOCIETY
0.7742 - THE SUGAR NOTCH ENTOMBMENT
0.7742 - THE SARACEN
0.7742 - THE RARE OULD TIMES
0.7742 - THE NOEL GIRL
0.7742 - THE NIGHT I STOLE OLD SAMMY MORGAN'S GIN
0.7742 - THE MOLLY MAGUIRES
0.7742 - THE LITTLE RED TRAIN
0.7742 - THE HOLLY BEARS A BERRY (SANS DAY CAROL)
0.7742 - THE GRESFORD DISASTER
0.7742 - THE GAL THAT GOT STUCK
0.7742 - THE FLOWERS OF BERMUDA
0.7742 - THE FLEMINGS OF TORBAY
0.7742 - THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE
0.7742 - THE FEMALE HIGHWAYMAN
0.7742 - ERIE CANAL (MULE NAMED SAL)
0.7742 - THE DARK-EYED CANALLER
0.7742 - THE CELEBRATED WORKINGMAN
0.7742 - THE BOMB
0.7742 - THE BLACKLEG MINERS
0.7742 - BAY OF FUNDY
0.7742 - SPANISH LADY (2)
0.7742 - SIXTEEN TONS
0.7742 - ROSES OF PRINCE CHARLIE
0.7742 - RIVER OF THE BIG CANOE
0.7742 - RECRUITED COLLIER
0.7742 - RAWTENSTALL ANNUAL FAIR
0.7742 - OLD SOUTHERN TOWN
0.7742 - OLD MINER
0.7742 - OLD DAN TUCKER
0.7742 - NELL
0.7742 - MY GAL'S A CORKER
0.7742 - MINER'S PRAYER
0.7742 - MINER'S DOOM
0.7742 - MILWAUKEE BLUES
0.7742 - MIDNIGHT
0.7742 - ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
0.7742 - MCCARTHY's WIDOW
0.7742 - MAYOR OF BAYSWATER'S DAUGHTER
0.7742 - MARY SOMERS
0.7742 - MANYURA, MANYAH!
0.7742 - LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND 6
0.7742 - LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND 5
0.7742 - LOVELY NANCY
0.7742 - LONE ROCK SONG
0.7742 - LOGS TO BURN
0.7742 - LAIRD OF WARISTON
0.7742 - LAIRD OF BLACKWOOD
0.7742 - KEMPY KAY
0.7742 - KAW-LIGA
0.7742 - JOSEPH MICA
0.7742 - JOLLY WELL DRUNK
0.7742 - JOHNNY COPE (2)
0.7742 - JOHN J. CURTIS
0.7742 - JAY GOULD'S DAUGHTER
0.7742 - I KEN SOMETHING
0.7742 - I HATE THE COMPANY BOSSES
0.7742 - I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1865
0.7742 - HOLY JOE FROM SCABSVILLE
0.7742 - HIGH PART OF THE TOWN
0.7742 - HEAVY-HIPTED WOMAN
0.7742 - HARD LIFE ON THE CUT
0.7742 - HANDSOME MOLLY
0.7742 - GLOW LI'L GLOW-WORM
0.7742 - GENTLE ON MY MIND
0.7742 - FOLK SINGER'S BLUES
0.7742 - FLAG OF BLUE, WHITE AND RED
0.7742 - FISHERMAN'S BLUES
0.7742 - FIREBALL MAIL
0.7742 - FIRE IN THE HOLE
0.7742 - FATHOM THE BOWL
0.7742 - FAREWELL TO THE RHONDDA
0.7742 - FAIR NOTTAMUN TOWN
0.7742 - E-RI-E CANAL
0.7742 - THE ERIE CANAL
0.7742 - ELFIN KNIGHT 5
0.7742 - DUBLIN LADY
0.7742 - DRAGLINES
0.7742 - DOWN IN THE COAL MINE
0.7742 - DIESEL ON MY TAIL
0.7742 - DALESMAN'S LITANY
0.7742 - DADDY, WHAT'S A TRAIN?
0.7742 - CROW JANE BLUES
0.7742 - COTTON MILL BLUES
0.7742 - COLLIER LASS
0.7742 - COAL SHIP SONG
0.7742 - COAL CREEK TROUBLES
0.7742 - CHARLEY HILL'S OLD SLOPE
0.7742 - CASEY JONES
0.7742 - CAPTAIN BILLY AND THE WHALE
0.7742 - CAPE ANN
0.7742 - C & O CANAL LINE
0.7742 - BOYS OF KILKENNY
0.7742 - BLUE WATER LINE
0.7742 - BLUE MONDAY
0.7742 - BLACKJACK DAVEY (2)
0.7742 - BLACK JACK DAVEY
0.7742 - BLACK FOX
0.7742 - BLACK DIAMOND
0.7742 - BARRING OF THE DOOR
0.7742 - ANALIZATION

NOW....Type COAL into the thread search box on the main forum page and you'll get the following list of every thread we've run with coal in the title:


Mudcat FAQ - Newcomer's GuideMudcat Site Map and PermaThread IndexWhat's On! (Who is Performing Where)   Messages Last Message
Coal Mining Songs 5 16 Jan 10 - 01:26 PM Trace
Lyr Req: The Coal Quay Market, air: Preab San Ol 7 08 Jan 10 - 09:54 PM Trace
Number nine coal? 40 28 Nov 09 - 08:20 PM Trace
Coal Mine Songs 104* d 12 Nov 09 - 03:32 AM Trace
'Cob-a-Coaling' for Bonfire Night 3 05 Nov 09 - 02:51 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Close the Coalhouse Door (Alex Glasgow) 29 12 Oct 09 - 06:05 PM Trace
Tune Req: King Death (Coal Black Wine) 4 05 Oct 09 - 12:54 PM Trace
Tune Req: Scandimoot 2008 - Little Coal Boys 3 18 Jul 09 - 02:52 AM Trace
Origin: Coal Not Dole (Kay Sutcliffe) 30 19 Jun 09 - 09:14 AM Trace
Kathy Mattea's new CD 'COAL' 36 10 May 09 - 03:03 PM Trace
Lyr Req: King Coal 10 07 Mar 09 - 09:36 AM Trace
Down in the Coalmine 17 05 Jan 09 - 12:17 PM Trace
Tune Req: My Wee Coal Hole 1 30 Dec 08 - 02:21 PM Trace
Chords Req: Coal Tattoo (Billy Edd Wheeler) 13 16 Nov 08 - 12:28 PM Trace
Origin: Cob a coalin 61* d 11 Nov 08 - 12:12 PM Trace
Lyr Add: Coal Town Road - Correction 21 01 Oct 08 - 09:54 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Coal Not Dole (Kay Sutcliffe) 7 21 Sep 08 - 04:05 AM Trace
Folklore: Johnny Cope - what are 'the coals'? 24 12 Jun 08 - 08:37 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Coal Man Blues (Peg Leg Howell) 21 10 Nov 07 - 10:22 PM Trace
Coal Mining Songs--New Book + CDs 15 24 Oct 07 - 01:13 PM Trace
Kathy Mattea - 'Coal' album coming 2008 5 11 Oct 07 - 04:41 PM Trace
Origins: Coal Black Rose 30 14 Aug 07 - 05:10 PM Trace
request for a record or cassette-Coaldust Ballads 3 26 Apr 07 - 06:01 PM Trace
Coalbrookdale & Barge - folk group 3 07 Feb 06 - 09:13 AM Trace
happy? - July 14 (Coal Creek Rebellion) 2 15 Jul 05 - 09:29 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Mr. Peabody's Coalmine / Paradise (Prine) 6 30 May 05 - 03:36 AM Trace
Lyr Req: When the Coal Comes from the Rhondda 26 21 May 05 - 12:25 PM Trace
hearts of coal history of coal mining-performance 32 08 Mar 05 - 06:18 PM Trace
'Hearts of Coal' - Coope, Boyes et al - 30 08 Mar 05 - 07:47 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Working at the Coal Face (Dave Webber) 4 19 Jul 04 - 11:10 AM Trace
Lyr Add: The Rise in Coals 1 18 Jun 04 - 06:19 AM Trace
coal mining songs 48 30 Apr 04 - 08:54 AM Trace
Coalowner & Pitman's Wife tune question 20 13 Apr 04 - 05:41 PM Trace
Jenny Toomey - Future of Music Coalition 2 11 Feb 04 - 09:31 AM Trace
Lyr Req: I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (B Shaver) 13 15 Sep 03 - 12:17 AM Trace
Lyr/Tune Req: Coalquay Market 4 06 Jul 03 - 05:35 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Kate of Coalbrookdale 18 03 May 03 - 08:51 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Coal Hole Cavalry (Ted Edwards) 12 10 Sep 02 - 11:16 AM Trace
Lyr Add: Coal Hole Cavalry (Ted Edwards) 2 15 Jun 02 - 09:11 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Close the coal house door 3 11 Jun 02 - 11:54 AM Trace
who comes from coal miners? 72* d 04 Jun 02 - 09:12 PM Trace
Lyr Req: 16 Coal Black Horses, a funeral dirge 8 13 Apr 02 - 12:03 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Michael Roy / Charcoal Man 3 07 Mar 02 - 11:53 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Close the Coalhouse Door 3 13 Feb 02 - 08:37 AM Trace
Lyr Req: 'workin' in the coal mines, goin' down^^^ 3 20 Nov 01 - 05:11 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Coal Mining 1 22 Oct 01 - 07:40 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Thirty-inch coal 4 17 Aug 01 - 11:47 PM Trace
'The Coal in the Stone' 4 25 Jun 01 - 12:55 AM Trace
Lyr Req: reet down in t'coal hole- old'm tink 15 13 Jun 01 - 05:43 PM Trace
Lyr/Chords Req: COAL HOLE CAVALRY 20 06 Jun 01 - 03:18 PM Trace
Aberfan, Close the Coal House Door Lad 3 29 May 01 - 07:55 AM Trace
Lyr Add: Sea Coal (Graeme Miles) ^^ 14 06 Dec 00 - 06:54 PM Trace
Tune Add: BY A FIRE OF GIDGEE COAL 3 21 Nov 00 - 12:24 AM Trace
Lyr Add: Cob O'Coaling 3 29 Oct 00 - 04:51 AM Trace
A coalminer's dream of home 5 09 Oct 00 - 04:39 PM Trace
Lyr Add: Coal not Dole 7 06 Aug 00 - 06:10 PM Trace
Lyr Add: The Coal Trade 1 23 May 00 - 04:18 PM Trace
Lyr Add: Coaly Tyne 2 08 May 00 - 03:55 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Coal by the Sea 6 17 Apr 00 - 11:33 AM Trace
Help: Coal mine disasters/troubles 23 02 Apr 00 - 05:46 AM Trace
Lyr Req: Mr. Peabody's coal train done hauled 6 12 Jan 00 - 10:13 AM Trace
Origin: Coal in the Stone 5 13 Oct 99 - 08:36 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Dark as a Dungeon:Coal Mining Song 7 08 Feb 99 - 06:58 PM Trace
Lyr Req: Old King Coal (from Dave Webber) 3 17 Sep 98 - 09:54 PM Trace
Workin' in a Coal Mine 8 28 Mar 98 - 04:12 PM Trace
coal black lady 1 21 Feb 98 - 10:16 AM Trace
Hard Coal and The Stovewood Man 6 08 Feb 98 - 12:27 PM Trace
Coal Tattoo 5 25 Dec 97 - 11:29 PM Trace
Coal Tatoo 2 19 Aug 97 - 08:16 AM Trace



Spaw

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST,999
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 01:26 PM

Towards a Collection of Coal-Mining Songs in Canada

No lyrics I could find, but it gives titles of songs from which I'm sure many lyrics could be found.

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: open mike
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 01:25 PM

http://www.mattea.com/

Artist: Kathy Mattea (Artist), Title: Coal (CD), Record Label: Captain Potato, Category: Music,

This method is being used to "harvest" coal...mountain top removal
see this site...http://www.mountainroadshow.com/ (may be music here)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Coal
Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields is a 70 page book and two CD compilation of old and new music from southern Appalachian coalfields.

http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/12/v12art4.html
a Collection of Coal-Mining Songs in Canada

There has been a musical theater production written and performed.
http://florida.broadwayworld.com/article/Coal_Miner_Musical_Fire_on_the_Mountain_20061111
http://www.theatreinchicago.com/news.php?articleID=228

http://folkmusic.about.com/b/2008/04/11/another-great-cd-of-coal-mining-songs.htm

the Unbroken Circle by Tim Breiding

here are Australian coal mining songs
http://unionsong.com/reviews/miners/

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 01:22 PM

See if you can find ' 100 Songs of Toil,' edited by Karl Dallas, a whole section on mining songs and A L Lloyds ' Come All Ye Bold Miners ' a book of mining songs, both all British.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 12:25 PM

Check out www.yorkshirefolksong.net where there are songs such as Orgreave and one or two more obscure

Ray

Subject: Coal Mining Songs
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 12:16 PM

I'm a collector of coal mining songs. I have versions of a few hundred different songs, but I'm always learning of songs that I had never heard of before. For instance, I recently learned of "Anthony Riley" (by Ivan Fryman), as well as "Coal Miner's Blues" by Jim Owen (not the same classic "Coal Miner's Blues" that A.P. Carter wrote).
    Because I know there are many coal mining songs out there that I've never heard of, please tell me any that you know of, particularly lesser known songs. I'm interested not just in American songs, but British or any others.
    There's no need to list classics such as "Dark As A Dungeon", "Sixteen Tons", "Nine Pound Hammer", "Coal Tattoo", "West Virginia Mine Disaster", "Blackleg Miner", etc.
    Thanks so much!