Montcoal, West Virginia - Alan Cathead Johnston

[pkattwood]

Hi Alan,

I love your songs from the heart of the mountains. This one is especially powerful. Would you please post it on Songramp? yes?

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[cathead77]

@pkattwood Thank you so very much. This song is indeed on Song Ramp.

[pkattwood]

Hi Alan,

I love your songs from the heart of the mountains. This one is especially powerful. Would you please post it on Songramp?  yes?

peg

[wvserena]

Loved your song.. it was wonderful. I could feel your words as you sang. Check out my video tribute to the miners on my page.. wvserena. I am also from Raleigh County WV

[cathead77]

@wvserena Thank you...

[chriswallswvu]

Amazing song Cathead! I love it...My fav is your 16 tons cover!

[cathead77]

@chriswallswvu Thank you so much.

[danthebassman07]

Hey Alan.... This is some of your best work to date. I am kinda partial though, I was a miner for 17 years and I have been there!

I am really pushing Tommy to take a hard look @ this song!

Danny S.

[cathead77]

@danthebassman07 Thanks, Danny. My publisher, Herman Cook, told me Tommy put this on hold. I appreciate ya.

[mikese4]

One of the fallen coalminers, Carl Acord is a relative of mine. Living in London UK, I have become detached from the risks that all coalminers have taken for us. My Grandfather, uncles, and cousins are all coalminers in WV. thanks for the song, and god bless. Michael Acord.

[cathead77]

@mikese4 Thank you, Michael. You must be kin to a friend of mine, Steve Acord. Steve and I have played in a band together for a while.

[mikese4]

@cathead77 I have a Steve Acord on my family tree. Is his dad James Clayton Acord and mom Brenda Sue Stewart?

[cathead77]

@mikese4 I don't know what his parents' names are, but you have me curious. I will find out.

[kevinsmom24817]

beautiful song, Thank you so much for posting it, my husband is an underground miner in va. Im so thankful to every miner that risks his life so that i can turn on a light switch. once again thanks for the song

[cathead77]

@kevinsmom24817 Thanks for watching.

[openarmsministries]

TY TY MY HUSBAND WAS A COAL MINER

MONICA

[cathead77]

@openarmsministries Thank you for watching.

[goldencountry]

Wow awesome job!

[cathead77]

@goldencountry Thank you very much.

[wvwkndr79s]

Very profound lyrics. A beautiful and fitting tribute. What does "the willow bell" refer to?

[bassthumper77]

@wvwkndr79s Thank you! The willow bell is a flower.

[daisymaescragg]

Alan, thank you for a beautiful tribute to the fallen miners in Montcoal, West Virginia. As I commented on Stacy's page, it takes someone from a mining background to write a fitting tribute. All your songs are wonderful, but this one is your best yet. Maybe it seems so because it is recent news and so heart wrenching. Thanks again for a beautiful song. God bless you and yours.

[cathead77]

@daisymaescragg Thank you. You are so kind.

[rudyvandam]

TOPS

[cathead77]

@rudyvandam Thank you.

[Mandolin1944]

Beautiful song. I know little about deep coal mining but it sad that after all these year and accidents that have happened that we can't eliminate this danger to the miners. I guess it is much safer than it used to be but it still seems too dangerous to me -- these are good hard working people and they deserve a better fate than this. Thanks for the song.

[cathead77]

@Mandolin1944 Thank you.

[Brosieswife]

Great Job Alan.

[cathead77]

@Brosieswife I appreciate it!

[Moorow]

Really touching words. Thanks Cat.

[cathead77]

@Moorow Thanks!

[ScottyMayhaw]

Fantastic Tribute to those who lost their lives.

[cathead77]

@ScottyMayhaw Thank you very much.

[UglyGirlSingsGood]

Hi Alan I am once again made proud to be your friend you are truly an American hero telling the tales of our land from the heart where you live in the mountains of every persons soul, a fitting tribute from a soldier of the battlefields!

[cathead77]

@UglyGirlSingsGood Thank you very much.

[onewomanandsomesongs]

Hey, Alan...I hope you've been doing well. What a fantastic song.....and as always, you perform your music so well....a big thumbs up to you. :)

Janet

[cathead77]

@onewomanandsomesongs Thank you!!

[MartinD18GE]

Another great song you have written!

[cathead77]

@MartinD18GE Thank you.

[bigshu60]

Well done.

[cathead77]

@bigshu60 Thanks.

[Jukeboxguy00]

I think its awesome that you sang a tribute to the families that have lost love ones in this tragedy. Hope they get to hear your song.

[cathead77]

@Jukeboxguy00 Thanks. I hope they can as well.

[bugg255]

the mountains do weep.... as do we all. Thanx for a wonderful tribute.

[cathead77]

@bugg255 Thank you so much.

[Lykin13]

Thank you Alan, that was a wonderful song and a wonderful tribute to those lost.

[cathead77]

@Lykin13 Thanks.

[wvwkndr79s]

Such a sad,sad tragedy but you tell the story well. You are an extraordinary song writer.

[cathead77]

@wvwkndr79s Thank you.

[terrileecasino]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you from Naoma, WV!

[cathead77]

@terrileecasino Thanks a bushel.

[banjokid87]

well very nice

[cathead77]

@banjokid87 Thank you.

[stacywv]

Couldn't be done any better, Dad.

[cathead77]

@stacywv It will be when you do it ;-) thank you.....I love you.