Folklore and Coal Mining Songs of the North East with Jay Smar
Schedule
Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
102 North Main St, Chambersburg, PA 17201 | Chambersburg, PA
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Join us for an informative & historical program, accompanied by original and documented songs of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Travel back to the early 1900s with songs that highlight the lives and struggles of European coal miners of the region. Songs will be performed by Jay Smar, the grandson of a coal miner who worked in Schulkyll and Carbon County for more than 50 years. Additionally, songs about contemporary issues will also be performed, such as “The Fires of Centralia,” documenting the 50-year-old coal fire that burns until this day.
Vocals will be accompanied by guitar, claw-hammer banjo, and more. To emulate the mining musicians of this region, Mr. Smar will sing, fiddle, and flat-foot clog-dance simultaneously to highlight the end of the program.
N.E.Pa coal books, chronicles, pay scales, photos, and related coal mining articles are also displayed at each performance for public view.
N.E.Pa coal books, chronicles, pay scales, photos, and related coal mining articles are also displayed at each performance for public view.
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