Robert Saint
Appearance
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
- ^ Martin Wainwright, The Pitmen's Requiem by Peter Crookston – review, The Guardian, 27 Nov 2010. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2015
- ^ South Tyneside Council, VIP Ceremony To Honour 'Pitman Musician', 22 Mar 2011. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2015
- ^ 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