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The Trimdon Grange Disaster: the deadly cost of coalmining and a fitting musical testament

January 29, 2022

CLICK ANYWHERE ON THIS PARAGRAPH TO EXPLORE THE FULL COVER STORY SERIES - COMPARING DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE SAME SONGS AND SOMETIMES TUNES My Sunderland AFC losing 6-0 today will be labelled a disaster. It is nothing of the sort.... Read more →

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Tags: Alan Price, Albion Band, coalmining, folk, Mekons, North-eastern England, pit disasters, Tommy Armstrong, Trimdon Grange, Unthanks

Death in the mines, more thoughts on the Trimdon Grange explosion - and the Unthanks' excellence

June 09, 2023

Back when hacking was an adjective for a certain kind of cough and phone-tapping was something only spies did, Mike Amos got me my first job as a journalist and taught me how to be a reporter. It is no... Read more →

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Tags: Alan Price, coalmining, folk music, Mekons, Mike Amos, North East England, Tommy Armstrong, Trimdon Granhe Explosion, Unthanks