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All the Abandoned Mines

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All the Abandoned Mines

All the Abandoned Mines



style or instrument: Appalachian dulcimer & guitar


musician/member name: Robin & Mark


streams: 10



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The timing difficulties are all on the noter player-- the guitar player is perfect! :) There are many abandoned coal mines here where we live. People came from many countries to work the mines in the latter 1800's-- the area saw its boomtown days long ago. These many years later, we live with the environmental problems created by mining-- spoiled waters, de-forestation, sliding lands.
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Robin Thompson
05/16/25 04:55:02PM @robin-thompson:

@dan & @ken-longfield Thank you, fellows, for listening and for your kind comments!  

There are folks who have worked to help clean the waters yet there is much more to be done before they are safe places to even wade.  Mine drainage is still problematic in the area.  The abandoned deep mines themselves present problems of a different kind (unstable landscapes).  And the de-forestation contributes to areas being more flood prone.   Lots of work to be done to mitigate the damage done yet work must continue for the benefit of future generations!

P.S.- Dulcimore Dan, I know you can keep time!  :)  
Ken Longfield
05/16/25 04:27:17PM @ken-longfield:

Sounds great, Robin. Living between to areas where mining was an important part of the economy I see the environmental problems almost every day. We did have some mines, mostly ore for making iron and steel. We supplied mostly wood to make charcoal and shore up deep coal mines.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."
Dan
05/16/25 11:50:07AM @dan:

Bravo! The good news is I can't keep time so it sounds perfect to me....