Nancy Nicolson Writers for Miners - At Mono - Spirit of Revolt Archive

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During the miners’ strike of 1984-85 there was a great sense of solidarity and warmth toward the miners, their families and communities: so too a sense of powerlessness and deepening frustration among the general public in opposition to the authorities. One way artists in Scotland demonstrated solidarity was by staging five events known as “Writers for Miners”. Three took place in Glasgow and two in Edinburgh. In Glasgow the events were recorded. A selection of songs and poetry to be produced as a CD album. It never happened. Until now! Those days may have gone but solidarity and comradeship haven’t. All proceeds from the sale of the Writers for Miners album go to the Spirit of Revolt (S.O.R.) Archive, in appreciation of the crucial work carried out by the S.O.R. volunteers in the preservation of radical history. Perhaps one day they will have premises of their own. Many of the original performers hoped to be there on the night: including Ewan McVicar, Tom Leonard, Anne Thomson, Peter Nardini, Donald Saunders, James Kelman, Nancy Nicolson, Allan Tall, Alasdair Gray, Liz Lochhead, Carl MacDougall. Some young writers from thi wurd appeared in support, reading poems by those of us no longer around. Check out the archive on: spiritofrevolt.info/audio-video/