Did you hear me calling? - Page 4

Jomi · May 7th, 2007

For those who like the story:
This song is based on an accident in a local mine. the whole story is very harrowing so I chose just one part of it.
As one shift was ending and another beginning, some men and boys were were being brought up the pit shaft. Part of the machinery at ground level (weighing 17 tons) broke away and fell into the shaft, when it hit the ascending cage some of the support ropes at one side were broken, tipping it over and some of the men were thrown into the shaft.
Of those men left clinging to the cage, one of them called down the shaft to his son who was one of the people thrown out into the darkness. The song is based on this part.
The debris which fell down the shaft completely blocked the way out for the men and boys below and 205 of them died, 3 of them were aged 10 years.

pastorbob · #46 February 5th, 2008

Wow Jomi! If that doesn't bring a tear to your eye, you either weren't listening, or your dead! Great job!

billywhitebread · #47 February 5th, 2008

boy if that doesn't sound like a great movie sound track...you should make a video of that, sell it and stuff and then give the proceeds to a coal miner charity of your choice.....i hear "healing" in your song...

Jomi · #48 February 6th, 2008

Thanks a lot Doug

I didn't really expect to see this here again! I'm really glad you enjoyed the song, I hardly ever sing it, it's very harrowing!

Canucktodd, thank you

- I must have missed your post last time round!!! - sorry

Thank you Carol

Thank you Pastorbob,

Myself and my brother recently drove the route that the funeral procession took, it was about 4 miles, hard to imagine a continuous line of hearses that long.

Thank you Billy

I wouldn't know where to begin with a video, but I'm glad you enjoyed the song.

Rockerbob · #49 February 6th, 2008

I missed this one. Another beautiful tune! It's a sad story, but well told.