They'll Never Keep Us Down: Women's Coal Mining Songs

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Album Info

Release Date: 1984

Label: Rounder Records

Includes booklet with notes, bios, and lyrics.

℗ © 1984 Rounder Records Corporation
Jacket made in Canada

"Coal Mining Woman" and "Coal Miner's Grave" recorded at Bull Run Studio, Ashland City, Tenn.
Engineered by Steve Chandler,
Mixed by Glenn Berger at Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, Mass.
Vocal: Hazel Dickens
Guitar: Tommy Goldsmith
Dobro: Jerry Douglas
Fiddle: Blaine Sprouse
Bass: Roy Huskey

"Lawrence Jones, "Blue Diamond Mines", "Dream of a Miner's Child" and Coal Tattoo" recorded at Shook's Shack, Nashville, TN.
Engineered by Jerry Shook.
Mixed by Glenn Berger at Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, Mass.
Hazel Dickens: Vocal on "Coal Tattoo" and harmony on "Dream of a Miner's Child"
Phyllis Boyens: Vocal on Lawrence Jones", "Blue DIamond Mines" and "Dream of a Miner's Child"
Bass: Mark Hembree
Guitar: Pat Enright
Fiddle" Blaine Sprouse
Dobro: Jerry Douglas
Mandolin: Roland White
Banjo: Bela FLeck

Florence Reece was recorded at her home in Knoxville, TN. by Guy and Candie Carawan.

Sarah Ogan Gunning was recorded at a workshop at Highlander Center by John Kline

"They'll Never Keep us Down" was recorded at Bias Recorders, Springfield, VA by Norm Rowland
Mixed by Glenn Berger at Le Studio, Boston, Mass.
Guitar: John Kaparakis
Bass: Gary Henderson
Bano: Lamar Grier
Mandolin: Akira Otsuka

Reel World String Band songs were recorded at Track 16 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Engineered by Tom Tandy with production consultation by Therese Edel and Teresa Boykin (Sea Friends, Inc.) & Jeffrey Jones.
Mixed by Glenn Berger at Downtown Recorders, Boston, Mass.
Mandolin, lead vocal on "The Battle of Jericol": Bev Futrell
Bass: Sharon Reble
Banjo, lead vocal on "What She Aims To Be" Sue Massek
Fiddle: Karen Jones
Guitar, Lead Vocal on "Draglines": Belle Jackson

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Expanded version released on cd in 1997 as Coal Mining Women

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