Frank Slide: 100 Years From Them

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One hundred years ago, a huge chunk of Turtle Mountain in the Crowsnest Pass in Alberta, Canada collapsed and buried the mining town of Frank forever. Eighty-two million tons of limestone left a permanent mark on the local landscape so vast, it must be seen to be understood. On that early morning the mountain moved, approximately 70 lives were frozen in time, most bodies never to be unearthed.

Amazing tales, both fact and fiction surround the event. It is said that local natives had been unwilling to camp at the base of Turtle Mountain, which they called "the mountain that walks" Seventeen miners who were trapped inside the mountain when it collapsed clawed their way out to safety. A CPR brakeman flagged down an approaching train, averting a collision with the rubble that covered the tracks. Some say a baby was blown out of her home and found unharmed on a haystack; others claim the bank in the buried town is filled with gold.

These and many other stories are relayed through music on this commemorative CD.

Frank Slide: 100 Years From Them,Various Artists,Hijinx & Capers

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Frank Slide: 100 Years From Them Manufacturer: Hijinx & Capers ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002IBWT8 Release Date: 2004-06-14

Tracks:

1. Matt Masters & the D.Rangers - Those Rocks They Rolled
2. Cam Penner & the Gravel Road - When I Die
3. Slow Talking Walter - Frank Slide
4. Corb Lund Band - No Roads Here
5. Carolyn Mark & Her Gentlemen Callers - A Flat Miner
6. Nothin But Trouble - The Day they took out the Tracks
7. Tom Phillips - Youre Gone
8. Sid Marty - The Mountain That Walks
9. The Swiftys - Rollin Back (to you)
10. Agriculture Club - Rumblin Down
11. Drag the River - So Lonely (live)
12. The Haymakers - Lullaby
13. Kris Demeanor - Sit and Duck
14. Old Reliable - Darkness
15. Steve Coffey & Russ Baker - My Life Unwinds
16. Chad Rex and the Victorstands - Edgar Bergans ghost
17. The Surefires - Sleep Walkin Blues
18. Dave Bauer - Hillcrest (sink on down)

Album Description

One hundred years ago, a huge chunk of Turtle Mountain in the Crowsnest Pass in Alberta, Canada collapsed and buried the mining town of Frank forever. Eighty-two million tons of limestone left a permanent mark on the local landscape so vast, it must be seen to be understood. On that early morning the mountain moved, approximately 70 lives were frozen in time, most bodies never to be unearthed.

Amazing tales, both fact and fiction surround the event. It is said that local natives had been unwilling to camp at the base of Turtle Mountain, which they called "the mountain that walks" Seventeen miners who were trapped inside the mountain when it collapsed clawed their way out to safety. A CPR brakeman flagged down an approaching train, averting a collision with the rubble that covered the tracks. Some say a baby was blown out of her home and found unharmed on a haystack; others claim the bank in the buried town is filled with gold.

These and many other stories are relayed through music on this commemorative CD.

Music Album:

1. Grace & Pride [Import]
2. Grandes Exitos [Import]
3. Happy New Year From Scotland
4. Hidden Daylight [Import]
5. High Flyer
6. I Listen to My Feet
7. Irish in America: 1910-1942
8. Island Love Songs
9. It's Been Done [CD-single] [Import]
10. Journey [Explicit Lyrics]

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