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Men Of The Deeps,The ‎– The Men Of The Deeps -1975 - Maritime Folk, World, & Country ( Vinyl )

Men Of The Deeps,The ‎– The Men Of The Deeps -1975 - Maritime Folk, World, & Country ( Vinyl )

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Men Of The Deeps,The ‎– The Men Of The Deeps -1975 - Maritime Folk, World, & Country ( Vinyl )

Formed in 1966, the group has a mandate to preserve the traditional music and folklore of the Canadian Maritimes and particularly the Cape Breton region. To belong to the singing group, a man must have worked in the mine. The ages of the men range from the late-thirties to the upper seventies. As of 2006, only one member had been with the group since its inception, but other original members had returned after brief times out of the group. In this category are both a mine manager and a former president of District 26 of the United Mine Workers of America.

Their repertoire includes traditional songs of Cape Breton; modern, authored songs by Cape Breton songwriters; and songs arising from mining regions throughout the English-speaking world. Their style is decidedly working-class, but this obvious class-consciousness is not overtly political.

Since the group's inception, the musical director has been John C. (Jack) O'Donnell, now Professor Emeritus of music at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. In 1983, O'Donnell's contribution was recognized by the government of Canada, as he was awarded the Order of Canada. In 1993, he was further honoured when he received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University College of Cape Breton (now Cape Breton University), an honour that was bestowed upon the group as a whole in 2000.

In 1977, the group became the first Canadian musical ensemble to tour the Peoples Republic of China. In 1999, they went to Kosovo and performed a concert on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund.

Performances

The Men of the Deeps have toured most of the major cities in North America and have also performed concerts specifically for fellow miners during United Mine Workers of America conventions in Cincinnati andDenver. They have also released several albums on the Apex, Waterloo and Atlantica record labels. The group has appeared on numerous television programs including National Film Board of Canada short filmfeaturing it in performance and a 2003 documentary, which won a Gemini Award.

Dressed in the miners' garb of coveralls and hard hats, they make an impressive impact when they enter a concert hall in total darkness with their helmet lamps providing the only light.

Label:Waterloo Music Co. Ltd ‎– CSPS 898
Format:Vinyl, LP 
Country:Canada
Released:1975
Style:Maritime Folk

Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~ 9- name on the cover
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
 Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 - 10
side 2 - 10
BIN # * 41 - slight writing on cover
Bin *167 - cover 9/ vinyl 9
 

Tracklist

A1 The Cape Breton Coal Miners
A2 Schooldays End
A3 One Million Ton
A4 The Pluck Me Store
A5 Dark As A Dungeon
A6 Little Pinkie Engine
B1 Oran Do Ceap Breattain
B2 Down Deep In A Coal Mine
B3 Sixteen Tons
B4 The Omen
B5 No. 12 - New Waterford
B6 Miners Memorial Hymn
B7 Jolly Wee Miner Men

 

-1975 - Maritime Folk, World, & Country ( Vinyl )

stock photo - a rare release

 

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