Coal in Wales during 1920-1930 CE
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 82
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Episode description
Pete takes Ryan to the Welsh valleys to discover the history of coal mining. Learn everything you need to get started on your new career underground. Discover the miner-turned-author who literally wrote the book on the subject. And find out why an American singing legend singing ‘Old Man River’ meant so much to the people of South Wales. Dig it!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:12 Orientation to Wales
12:40 History of Wales
21:24 Coal & Ceri!
34:49 The Miner Writer!
47:20 Old Man Miner!
56:56 Santalator!
01:00:00 Outro
Links:
- Welsh National Anthem: https://t.ly/DZSAG
- Bread of Heaven: https://t.ly/-Znth
- Welsh Folk Song - Hen Ferchetan: https://rb.gy/0ny5x1
- These Poor Hands: https://t.ly/O-hQE
- Life of Paul Robeson: https://t.ly/VA8__
- Paul Robeson ‘Old Man River’: https://t.ly/0V8gp
- Audio of Paul Robeson concert: https://rb.gy/gwkm27
- Big Pit Coal Museum: https://rb.gy/b4ohwe
- Thanks to:
- Ceri Thomas of the Big Pit National Coal Museum for his time and knowledge
- Maxfield Weir for his Kingly voice talent
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