ALTAVISTAGOOGLE: Ballad of Springhill Nova Scotia

U2’s Bono sang a verse of the Ballad of Springhill tonight at Magnetic Hill in Moncton. And rightly so, as Springhill, Nova Scotia, is only 95km away. Deep coal mines can be deadly, and the one in Sprinhill was no exception. 1958 was the last time that the "coal was covered in blood and bone" under Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

 

Version sung by Bono’s inpiration: Luke Kelly

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