Warren Fahey, Dave de Hugard, Mike Jackson , Tony Suttor - Man Of The Earth (Songs And Ballads Of The Australian Mining Industry) - LP, Album - Very Good Plus (VG+)

Format:                      LP, Album

Media Condition:     Very Good Plus (VG+)

Sleeve Condition:     Very Good Plus (VG+)

Country:                       Australia  

Record Label:              Larrikin Records,Larrikin Records

Catalog No:                  LARRIKIN 001, LARRIKIN-001

Released:                     1975

Genre:                           Folk World & Country

Style:                             Folk

Tracklist:

A1. Warren Fahey, Tony Suttor, Andy Saunders (3), Dave de Hugard, Mike Jackson (24) - Navvy On The Line 1:24
A2. Phyl Lobl - Castles In The Air 2:30
A3. Dave de Hugard - Pint Pot And Billy 2:14
A4. Andy Saunders (3) - Mines Of Australia 4:44
A5. Warren Fahey - Sixteen Thousand Miles From Home 3:00
A6. Dave de Hugard - Song Of The Thrush 4:00
B1. Phyl Lobl, Tony Suttor - Man Of The Earth 4:00
B2. Tony Suttor, Andy Saunders (3) - Norman Brown 2:11
B3. Warren Fahey, Tony Suttor - When We Get Our Twopence Back 2:15
B4. Phyl Lobl, Tony Suttor, Andy Saunders (3) - The Eldorado Mining Disaster 5:04
B5. Warren Fahey, Tony Suttor - The Miner 3:50
B6. Andy Saunders (3) - The Diamond Drill 3:00

Comments:
Very clean vinyl and labels. Sleeve has light ring wear, no splits or writing. Record is in excellent condition, only one or two visible light hairlines. Supplied with new high-quality sleeve protector.

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Notes:

Cover painting is "The Prospector 1889" by [a17875890 (1857 - 1942) - Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

The songs and ballads included in this collection come from the repertory of the men and women of the mining industry - some are old songs and some are new. Not all the items fall into the usual definitions of folk song. However, the songs are typical of the musical traditions of the time - the songs of the goldfields were strongly influenced by the tunes and styles of the British Music Hall as well as the then popular flood of so called 'parlour room' songs. The songs from the coalfields were particularly influenced by the traditions of the various nationalities that lived in the coal towns. The Welsh, Scots and Northern England miners had the most influence and their effect on dialect, customs and superstitions are still obvious.
The influences on Australian industrial song are many -music hall, parlour, dance tunes, popular music and art song - and it is indeed interesting to trace these influences in particular songs. Whatever the influence and whatever the result, the songs from the mining industry of yesterday have a basic honesty that labels them as 'folk song'.
Very little work has been done in the field of collection and research on Australian traditional or contemporary industrial song. My investigations only scratched at the surface. I am certain that a wealth of material awaits the diligent collector who has the resources to spend more than a few weeks in the mining towns.

Lacquer Cut At Sheard & Co.
Pressed By Sheard & Co.
Recorded At Supreme Sound Studios
Mixed At Supreme Sound Studios