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“In the mines of Avondale” – A Coal Region ballad

Posted on March 8, 2019May 5, 2025 by Jake Wynn
Identifying the dead of Avondale

"The Avondale Mine Disaster" is a miner's ballad originally recorded by folklorist George Korson in 1946.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Coal RegionTagged anthracite, Avondale, Avondale Disaster, Ballad, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Disaster, George Korson, Luzerne County, Music, Pennsylvania1 Comment

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