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Wednesday, December 6th, 2023Everybody Knew
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023Nowhere to Run
Wednesday, December 6th, 202326 Ghosts
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023Darkest Day in May, The
Thursday, March 30th, 2023Down There (A Miner’s Lament)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021I am grateful to Robyn for providing a rough recording of her song.
1922 Port Hood Mine Shaft Disaster
Sunday, July 21st, 2019On July 4, 1922, a bunch of boys were playing near an old, abandoned mine shaft. Poisonous gasses caused one of the boys to fall into the shaft. The others…
Port Hood Mine Shaft Disaster
Sunday, July 21st, 2019Although I don’t have a recording of this particular song, it is sung to the tune of “The Irish Immigrant”:
Two Miles Down
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019This song can be heard online via the CBC.