Kathy Mattea was brought up in the West Virginia coalfields and freely admits that having come from a mining family she probably has coal in her bloodstream! Her new album 'Coal' is a magnificent documentary on the sad history of exploitation of the miners and the new environmental challenges the industry now faces. Kathy is Mike Ganley's guest on The Crooked Road this time. Also featured music from Megson and Luka Bloom. You can catch The Crooked Road live on the net every Thursday at 8pm at www.swindon1055.co.uk
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