"The Avondale Mine Disaster" is a miner's ballad originally recorded by folklorist George Korson in 1946.
“In the mines of Avondale” – A Coal Region ballad

"The Avondale Mine Disaster" is a miner's ballad originally recorded by folklorist George Korson in 1946.
The Avondale Mine Disaster of September 6, 1869 killed 108 miners and 2 volunteer rescuers.