The Elliot family of England was recorded by Peggy Seeger and Evan MacColl on three separate occasions in the summer of 1961 in the kitchen of Em and Jack Elliot. Some 17 people, all of whose lives were intimately tied to the local coal mines, participated in the recording sessions. The music captures the world of the North-East music hall-a world of "pawnshops and epic street-outings, of Saturday night fist-fights, of evictions, of five-in-a-bed to keep warm, of dog fights and quayside belles... It is a world where the policeman and the pitman are always on opposite sides." Liner notes include photographs of the family and short descriptions of each member as well as notes from Seeger and MacColl on the recording sessions. Song lyrics are also included.
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I bought this for a friend who is thrilled with it - songs of his childhood!
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Essential listening - Social History Durham Coalfield
An important "field recording" with descriptions of life on the Durham coalfield made just before the closures of the traditional pits and the concentration on highly mechanised mining of the ofshore seams. Essential listening for those interested in the social history of the Region. Includes miners' Songs and other traditional material.
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