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Reuben

from Shawnee, Ohio by Brian Harnetty

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Reuben sings of the 1884 New Straitsville mine fire, which continues to burn today.

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A man who fights for his honor, none can blame him
May peace be with him wherever he will roam
No child of his could ever go to condemn him
A man who fights for his honor and his home

It was a frosty morning when the fire was set
The band was playing in the snow
But nobody knows except the union leader
That what was taking place in the hole
When they heard the boom
When they heard it boom
And the men come running up

Anne: What do you call it?
Reuben: Uh, “Homestead Strike.”
Anne: “Homestead Strike,” and this you say it dates from the fires down here in us, is that Morgan County?
Reuben: No, uh.
Anne: Is that Licking? It’s, it’s uh, it must be within twenty miles of Zanesville.
Reuben: Yeah, that’s right.
Anne: And the fire started at that time. They set the fire?
Reuben: They set the fire. The mine’s been burning ever since.
Anne: And you say it’s about 60 years ago, when you were a young man.
Reuben: Yeah. It was... I’ll tell you. It was right after the...

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from Shawnee, Ohio, released April 26, 2019

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Brian Harnetty Columbus, Ohio

Interdisciplinary artist using sound and listening to foster social change. Recordings on Winesap, Karl, Dust-to-Digital, Atavistic, and Scioto Records.

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