The Unthanks perform The Testimony of Patience Kershaw
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Uploaded by TheGuardian on Oct 5, 2009
The Unthanks perform The Testimony of Patience Kershaw (originally by Frank Higgins), which is on their album Here's The Tender Coming
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would have been good to one of the singers having a fag/smoke..
Gunnabee 1 month ago
Two things. One, the lyrics make me so angry but I flail my fists and cannot find whom to strike with them. Capitalism? But would socialism or communism be better? All three sent children to work in coal mines. At poverty? At fate? At God? Whom should I grab, shake and beat for allowing these conditions? I can't answer it, and that makes me feel so helpless. That's the first thing.
The second thing is, all music should sound like this. Thank you for posting it.
iwantoldschool 2 months ago
Such a heartbreaking song. Beautifully sung - too bad about the mics popping (just a minor thing, but a little distracting).
MoonbeamBucket 3 months ago
@tooklees She may have been earning but it's highly unlikely that she had disposable income for fripperies such as hairpieces. Coal mines in those days were privately owned and wages criminally low, particularly for women
elephantbarbiegirl 3 months ago
new fan here
LukeHegarty1 3 months ago
after came tildow n o, hooley
nanapam100 3 months ago
i heard this song in history ages ago and i still love it :)
TheEdwardcullenfan14 4 months ago
@tooklees I suggest you read Patience's original testimony to the Mines Commission. Education? Sunday School; that's it. She was illiterate and never went to school. In the song and her testimony, she doesn't have an apathetic attitude - quite the opposite. The report describes her thus: "This girl is an ignorant, filthy, ragged, and deplorable-looking object, and such a one as the uncivilised natives of the prairies would be shocked to look upon." Read it and I bet you weep!
musiclover9361 4 months ago
I'm a new fan
Just bought my first of many Unthank albums
OriginalBlenk 4 months ago
garbage
peterkabrna 5 months ago