Trish Taylor wrote in a message to Anyone:
 TT> Starting a fledgling collection of songs about mining...coal mining
 TT> especially desired, and especially coal mining in Cape Breton, Nova
 TT> Scotia.  Please respond with any info you have and I'll take it
 TT> from there. Obscure stuff is welcome. 
 TT> Looking forward to replies and thanks!
I don't know its origin or anything else about it, but many years ago Harry 
Belafonte recorded a song about a mine disaster, entitled "Dark as a 
Dungeon".  I have been looking for the recording for some time and have not 
run across it.
An interesting point about the recording involved the fact that every time he 
went into the studio to record it, a thunderstorm blew up.  Studio time being 
expensive, after waiting awhile (unsuccessfully) to blow over, they went 
ahead and recorded the song with the storm.  It creates an incredibly spooky 
background for the piece.
Joan
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