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Robert Saint

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Robert Saint (1905–1950) was a composer and musician from Hebburn, South Tyneside, best known for his 1930s brass band composition "Gresford", about the Gresford disaster and known as "The Miner's Hymn". [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. ^ Martin Wainwright, The Pitmen's Requiem by Peter Crookston – review, The Guardian, 27 Nov 2010. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2015
  2. ^ South Tyneside Council, VIP Ceremony To Honour 'Pitman Musician', 22 Mar 2011. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2015
  3. ^ David Whetstone, Composer of the 'Miners' Hymn' joins the great and the good in online national biography, Newcastle Chronicle, 16 Sep 2015. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2015