Lyr Req: Swaledale Leadminer's Song (Mike Donald)

Subject: RE: Looking for a song title-Lead Miner's Life Is.....
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Jan 11 - 07:01 PM

Many thanks guys for your help
Ian

Subject: RE: Looking for a song title-Lead Miner's Life Is.....
From: GUEST,Swaleman
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 08:17 AM

Yes HughM is correct - it is on his LP 'Songs of the Broad Acres'.

Subject: RE: Looking for a song title-Lead Miner's Life Is.....
From: GUEST,HughM
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 08:10 AM

"...over the fells from Gunnerside, His horse looked tired and the poor boy cried, They're bringing in the half-price lead from Spain!"
I think it's on his L.P. Songs of the Broad Acres, or failing that North By North-East.

Subject: RE: Looking for a song title-Lead Miner's Life Is.....
From: GUEST,Swaleman
Date: 13 Jan 11 - 04:53 AM

The song title is 'The Swaledale Leadminers Song' written and sung by Mike Donald (1974) and the chorus is as follows:
   'And a leadminer's life is a hard one
    Digging and scarring Arkengarth
    A leadminer's life is a hard one
    Tell me the tales of a miner's heart'.

Subject: Tune Req: Looking for a song title
From: GUEST,Ian White
Date: 12 Jan 11 - 02:29 PM

My Father used to have a song that began

One wintry morning a rider came down
over the fells from Gunnerside
and the chorus was
A Leadminers life is a hard one
there bringing the hop or hot rice from Spain

Any idea as to who sang this and the song title please

Thanks