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Death At The Belmoral Mine (Val D'Or, QC 1982)
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About a mining disaster in the town of Val D'Or province of Quebec Canada. 8 miners lost their lives in bowels of the Belmoral mine. Unlike the Chilean miners in Chili these miners all perished. The song tells the whole story.
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paulhenrydallaire (www.youtube.com) Country all the way singer I PAY MY TAXES THEREFORE I AM
My band is called The (Passive Canadians Band) or (Men of No Tomorrows) The leader of the band is or was Gil Charron from Ottawa, ON. Canada. I am a singer/Songwriter from Timmins, Ontario. Canada which incidentally is also Shania Twain's home town. I have had a write up in the 'OUR CANADA' magazine in the Sept issue, written by Gary George which is pretty interesting. I have 3 Albums out: My songs are for sale on www.soundclick.com Most of my work is on www.youtube.com / paulhenrydallaire Album #1-For you my love my Canada =16 tracks #2- Songs of what I am =18 tracks #3- Le p'tit train du Nord =18 tracks in French tracks
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Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #182
Peak in subgenre #57
Author
Paul Henry Dallaire
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Paul Henry Pub. SOCAN
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February 06, 2010
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MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:43
Story behind the song
I was on the job that day listening to the radio when I heard it on the news "Well keep on digging all day and all night until we find them but I really wonder if they'll be alive." A miner said. I was on the job myself that day in Ottawa Canada when I first heard the news of a mine accident at the Belmoral mine in Val D'Or Quebec Canada. I quickly absorbed the accident happening and wrote notes down. Now it's documented as a song and we can never forget those miners. It's our job as song writers to storytell like this. And in memorian here are their names: Marcel Vienneau: Guy Daigle Gille Legare Marc Godbout Guy Desruisseauz Lucien Belanger Norman Masse Yvon St.Pierre Musicians were: Dave Dennison: on lead & bass guitar Sam Henry: on drums Myself: on rhythm guitar (Ovation stereo flat-top) Still have it Rick King: on backgroud harmony It was recorded at snocan recording studio in Ottawa Canada.
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Death at The Belmoral Mine (Val D'Or, P.Q.) (Men Of No Tomorrows) (Original Title) T'was tuesday the twentieth of May Nineteen eighty was the year The miners of Belmoral gold mine That morning went down with their gear Their work place a dark damp burrow Where only the brave dare to try Like the sun never shines in a hollow Down there it's as black as the night The officials claimed it was inspected Tho no one seemed to know when Gold stock was high on the market So they gambled the lives of their men They spoke of the grave situation And felt the earth tremble and quake The new road was under construction To drill was a fatal mistake Some say they heard an explosion Some said they really don't know The fact is it's too late to reason For the eight men entombed there below On tuesday may twenty seventh A cry was heard it was said The rescue attempt was doubled In a frenzie to dig for their friends They tried but in vain for to reach them For the slime kept pourring inside Two weeks in that cold dark dungeon They all were doomed there to die Now mothers and fathers and relations Will grieve for the rest of their lives For the miners on shift who descended In the depth of the Belmoral mine This song has been executed By a hard rock miner who knows Your chances are less than expected And a man don't reap what he sows Now young fellows head to my story If your lured by the lust of the mine Your body will rust and turn into dust And your future will run short of time Chorus: End. Words & Music Paul Henry Dallaire Paul Henry Pub. SOCAN
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