Coal Miner Music: Vocal Week; 08/16/1985

A C493

Artists: Nimrod Workman, Rocky Peck, Michael Kline, Sam Herrmann, and Phyllis Boyens

Event: Class and discussion of coal mining music in Appalachia during the 1985 Augusta Vocal Week titled Songs of Southern Struggle

Contents:

1. Nimrod Workman talking about coal miner’s unions, scabs, and the issues in mining
2. Coal Black Miner Blues
3. Unnamed Union Song
4. Blue Diamond Mines
5. The Brookside Strike
6. Lawrence Jones
7. Black Lung
8. Hey, Mr. Massey
9. Unnamed Tune
10. Bo Lamkins/Bo Lankins
11. Lone Pilgrim
12. Unnamed Tune about Domestic Violence
13. A Few More Years Shall Roll
14. Unnamed Nimrod Workman Tune/Dear Lord and Father of Mankind?
15. Nimrod Workman talking about his mother and other life stories
16. Farewell Lovely Polly

Collected/Recorded by:

Date: 08/16/1985

Location: Elkins, WV

Notes:

The Augusta Programming Collection contains recordings of events produced by the Augusta Heritage Center, beginning in the early 1970s. A number of people contributed to this collection, including Flawn Williams, Gerry Milnes, and Bob Smakula. The collection features recordings of Augusta concerts, cultural sessions, Master Artist visits, and more, which showcase a variety of musical and cultural traditions.