The Pitmen Poets
The Pitmen Poets are:
Billy Mitchell – Bob Fox – Benny Graham – Jez Lowe
Released: 14 December 2015
Tracklist:
- These Coal Town Days 2:56 J. Lowe (Lowe Life Music)
- The Devil’s Ground 4:11 Billy Mitchell
- Stanley Market 3:57 Tommy Armstrong
- The Row Between The Cages 3:07 Tommy Armstrong
- Shiftin’ To The Toon 4:27 Billy Mitchell
- The Pitman’s Dream 5:43 Alexander Barrass
- South Medomsley Strike 7:36 Tommy Armstrong / Johnny Handle
- Just One Spark 1:42 Benny Graham
- The Ex Pitmen’s Potholing Pub Quiz Team 5:40 J. Lowe (Lowe Life Music)
- Blackleg Mining Man 3:37 Jock Purdon
- The Collier Laddie’s Wife 3:17 Billy Mitchell / Jane Wade
- The Sheel Raw Flood / Off To California 4:55 Tommy Armstrong / Trad Arr. The Pitmen Poets
- Wor Nanny’s A Maizor 4:16 Tommy Armstrong
- Judas Bus 4:18 J. Lowe (Lowe Life Music)
- Farewell Johnny Miner 5:51 Ed Pickford
- The Miner’s Lifeguard 5:30 Trad Arr. The Pitmen Poets
- (Bonus track) The Pitmen Poets 4:10 J. Lowe (Lowe Life Music)
The Pitmen Poets features four of the region’s leading champions of its musical heritage: Ex-Lindisfarne singer and songwriter Billy Mitchell, renowned singer and instrumentalist Bob Fox, leading exponent of Tyneside song Benny Graham, and much-covered Durham songwriter Jez Lowe – individually and collectively celebrating triumphs, tragedy, humour and hard times of North-East England’s coal mining tradition
16 Great tracks recorded live by these four champions of North East culture, plus a bonus recording of Jez’s song “THE PITMEN POETS” written for the boys and nominated as “Best Original Song” in the BBC Folk Awards.
Website: www.thepitmenpoets.co.uk