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~ Kathy Mattea
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  • Audio CD (14 April 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Captain Records
  • ASIN: B0013LPS6G
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Listen  1. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore 4:11£0.79
Listen  2. Blue Diamond Mines 4:59£0.79
Listen  3. Red-Winged Blackbird 2:53£0.79
Listen  4. Lawrence Jones 3:04£0.79
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Listen  6. Coal Tattoo 3:17£0.79
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Grammy winner Kathy Mattea, known for such classic hits as "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" has dreamed quietly of one day recording an album such as Coal. Raised near Charleston, West Virginia, her childhood was steeped in the Appalachian culture and her mining heritage is thick: both her parents grew up in coal camps, her grandfathers were miners, and her mother worked for the local UMWA. The idea for the album began during the Sago Mine Disaster which killed twelve WV miners in 2006. "I knew the time was right," says Mattea.

The project forced her to dig really deep to find the power to let these songs come forth. Co-producer Marty Stuart understood her core relationship to these songs, that they were in her blood. Mattea says, "Somewhere in my DNA there's my great grandmother singing, my grandma, and my people, singing together through me, with me." Singer, songs, producer and pickers have come together flawlessly to form Coal, a career record for Mattea and a great gift for music lovers. Guests inlcude Patty Loveless, Marty Stuart and fellow West Viriginia natives Tim and Mollie O'Brien.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My album of the year, 30 Mar 2008
By P. A. Mitchell (Bristol , UK) - See all my reviews
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I have no hesitation but recommending this fine concept album by Kathy Mattea,and although we are only a quarter of the way through the year I am going to name it my 'album of the year'. This album is flawless,and with guests such as Tim & Mollie O'Brien,Patty Loveless and Marty Stuart (who also co- produced it)it is bluegrass music at its very best. As you can imagine the 'topic' is coal mining,which Kathy feels passionately about as she hails from the coalmining area of West Virginia,and both her grandfathers were coal miners. The idea for this album came to her after the Sago Mine Disaster of 2006 when 12 West Virginia miners were killed. My favourite songs on this excellent album are 'Red-Winged Blackbird' 'Green Rolling Hills' 'Dark As A Dungeon' and especially 'Coming Of The Roads'. I am lucky enough to have an advanced copy of this great album and to me this IS Kathy's finest album. She has such a strong,expressive voice and can sing a cappella to great effect as the final track 'Black Lung/Coal' shows. I look forward to reading other reviews in due course,and I hope this album is a big seller for her as it is well deserved. Incidentally I am from Bristol in the UK and have no connection to coalmining at all and don't even burn coal at home but somehow her renditions of these songs resonates with me and gives me a lot of food for thought. Please give this great album a listen and see if you agree.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars coal Kathy Mattea, 19 April 2008
By Shervill (uk) - See all my reviews
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Any album from Kathy Mattea is solid class but this album is her best to date. Very simple but played and sung with great depth. This is certainly going to be my most serious contender for album of the year so far. Simply beautiful I hope it gets the success it fully deserves. Even if you are not a fan of Kathy Mattea (and you should be !) give this alabum a try. Now if only she comes over to this side of the pond and lets us hear this set live....heaven....been too long since I had the pleasure of seeing her live.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Coal, 23 Feb 2009
By B. Sweeney (Northants, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is without doubt the best work Kathy has produced. It may not be the lightest but it has great emotional power and the simple vocal Black Lung only gets better the more you listen. If you are into light country / folk this is not for you, however, to hear an artist at her best with a powerful subject you will be hard pressed to find better.
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