tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527946773854942629.post4350190082341204555..comments2023-11-15T03:29:26.479+00:00Comments on Dragon Folk Club: Aberfan 50Simon Meedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246254633369303922noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527946773854942629.post-50020683042956826792016-10-30T11:24:42.698+00:002016-10-30T11:24:42.698+00:00Re Vera Rutherford. In 1951 Bert Lloyd organized a...Re Vera Rutherford. In 1951 Bert Lloyd organized a competition through Coal, which was the house magazine of the National Coal Board, for songs related to mining, whether traditional, 'collected' or self penned. They got about 100 entries which Bert used as the basis for Come All Ye Bold Miners. I don't know what won, but Vera, who was the wife of a miner, came either 2nd or 3rd. The person who might be able to tell you more is Bert Draycott, who is still alive. He would only have been in his early 20s but I am pretty sure he once told me that he had entered the competition.DRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14501299787614906992noreply@blogger.com