My mother passed away working night shift In a cotton mill,she was only 47.She was trying to raise me and my four sisters all by herself,She was so caring,loving,hard working and I could see a sadness In her eyes that no one else seen.My mama died from worry and tiredness,I remember the sound of that mill and I worried about my mama in that place.She always prayed and held her hands up and praised God even when she was about to die.My mama was a hard time cotton mill girl and I loved her like I've never loved before or since.
My grandma worked in the cotton mills in West Yorkshire , she was an orphan from the age of 8…. She helped to raise me, and thanks to her, our family is no longer dirt poor. She never once complained or said she had a hard life, but she obviously did. What a woman!
Beautiful, heartfelt performance. My grandmother was a mill girl. I hadn't thought of it in years, but I heard this song for the first time yesterday and it brought back memories. When I turned 14, she told me that when she had turned 14, she had to leave school to go work in the mill. She told me how lucky I was to be able to stay in school and continue my education.
This is a wonderful version of this song. I hope it will be released on a CD by Ms Corrigan. I would like to note, though, that the photographer/sociologist responsible for these evocative photos was Lewis Hine. A man who did a lot of good with a camera.
At 0.58 Howard & Bullough machinery, manufactured in Accrington UK. My mother, her sisters and quite a few of my ancestors were employed as weavers, tacklers, twisters etc in the East Lancashire cotton mills and it was a hard life. I’m sure it was no easier in the US, or anywhere else for that matter.
This gives me such Red Dead vibes. LOVE IT!! Wish I lived in a simpler time like this, buuuut we enjoy SUCH luxuries today. Like being able to hear this amazing song over a strange device that contains all the answers like, what the best song ever? OBVIOUSLY: Hard Time Cotton Mill Girls
+Mal Tiedeman That would be me... Candace Corrigan, Janne Henshaw singing harmony vocals, Al Goll on Dobro Sarah Wilfong on fiddle. Oh yeah, Janne and I played guitar.
It is part of a new iBook on American Women's suffrage- How Southern Women Won the Vote. I will send your comment to Janne, Sarah and Al. But no...no CD .Thank you- Candace Corrigan p.s.and yes the photos are great. They were a great find.
Yes... I heard it a long time ago...when I was 18 years old. It always stayed with me. So glad that my friends and I recorded it, true in teh lving room...but still. - Candace
Robert... I don't know. let me see if I can find out. I know that the strange white wig had some significance, but I will see what I can find out and get back to you, thanks for writing, Candace
@@candacecorrigan2553 candace i appreciate your response. i love this post i cant get enough of it. where are the white wigs you speak of? i also want to say that i lived in lowell mass for a while and seeing the mills didnt have much meaning to me then. reading some history on the mills. and along with your post. they have a lot more meaning to me now. Appreciating the suffering by these kids, especially at the hands of their overseers. I also want to ask if youve seen the series "The Mill"? If not you should watch it. its based on historical fact and what information they could get on the characters.
ok it is more of a knitted scarf. In some of the pictures that I didn't use, it looked more like a judge's wig. You see it at 1:12 seconds in and then at 2:17 ( the little girl has it over her shoulders ) I am not sure, but I think it signified some kind of a job. You know, many of these pictures were taken to prove how good the kids had it. There were many places that were a lot worse. I saw Victor Reuther once, who told the story that his father dedicated his life to eradicating child labor.
@@candacecorrigan2553 you took away my next statement. watching this over and over i realized that these pictures for the most part were staged. they are smiling holding each other's hands. like i said in my very first comment. its all in their eyes. i appreciate the back and fourth. and what ever more you can find out i would really appreciate you sharing this with me.
The lyrics in the second verse say " We kids , we worked 12 hours a day, for 14 cents of measly pay. I think that it depended on the mill, but it was a raw deal for the kids.
@@stevensamuels4041 I just looked up a few things that 14 cents would buy. # 1 a pound of bacon, #2 ten pounds of potatoes, Women shoes were 35 cents, so 2 and a half days worth of work. The kids would often be giving their wages to the family, and sometimes to a step father who kept it all for himself. ( this was a pattern that activist watch happen quite a bit.) tough.
My mother passed away working night shift In a cotton mill,she was only 47.She was trying to raise me and my four sisters all by herself,She was so caring,loving,hard working and I could see a sadness In her eyes that no one else seen.My mama died from worry and tiredness,I remember the sound of that mill and I worried about my mama in that place.She always prayed and held her hands up and praised God even when she was about to die.My mama was a hard time cotton mill girl and I loved her like I've never loved before or since.
Thank you for writing. I will think of her when I sing the song.- Candace Corrigan
My grandma worked in the cotton mills in West Yorkshire , she was an orphan from the age of 8…. She helped to raise me, and thanks to her, our family is no longer dirt poor. She never once complained or said she had a hard life, but she obviously did. What a woman!
Beautiful, heartfelt performance. My grandmother was a mill girl. I hadn't thought of it in years, but I heard this song for the first time yesterday and it brought back memories. When I turned 14, she told me that when she had turned 14, she had to leave school to go work in the mill. She told me how lucky I was to be able to stay in school and continue my education.
This is a wonderful version of this song. I hope it will be released on a CD by Ms Corrigan. I would like to note, though, that the photographer/sociologist responsible for these evocative photos was Lewis Hine. A man who did a lot of good with a camera.
That is stated at the end of the video as well as in the description.
At 0.58 Howard & Bullough machinery, manufactured in Accrington UK. My mother, her sisters and quite a few of my ancestors were employed as weavers, tacklers, twisters etc in the East Lancashire cotton mills and it was a hard life. I’m sure it was no easier in the US, or anywhere else for that matter.
Been singing this and playing on the banjo since the 60s. Thanks!
This gives me such Red Dead vibes. LOVE IT!! Wish I lived in a simpler time like this, buuuut we enjoy SUCH luxuries today. Like being able to hear this amazing song over a strange device that contains all the answers like, what the best song ever? OBVIOUSLY: Hard Time Cotton Mill Girls
little people like us needs to keep fighting, no one else is going to do it for us
their faces says it all
What
This is awesome. The photos and the song go perfectly together. Who is the singer?
+Mal Tiedeman That would be me... Candace Corrigan, Janne Henshaw singing harmony vocals, Al Goll on Dobro Sarah Wilfong on fiddle. Oh yeah, Janne and I played guitar.
+Meta Harrington Thanks Meta.Take a bow, ladies and gentlemen, this is the best version....ever! Is it available on cd?
@@metaharrington8319 this is the best version of this song I've ever heard.
The pictures add definite poignancy to the lyrics.
Love Hedy West's version, but darned if yours isn't just as good!@@metaharrington8319
Cruel? Yes, absolutely! Today, however, they destroy themselves with alcohol and drugs. Many kids don't even show up in school.
Same Back then, my grandmother told me in her villiage they people Back then would sit in Front of they House and Just Drink self Made Alkohol
It seems there were no workers rights then, but they seemed quite satisfactory.
It is part of a new iBook on American Women's suffrage- How Southern Women Won the Vote. I will send your comment to Janne, Sarah and Al. But no...no CD .Thank you- Candace Corrigan p.s.and yes the photos are great. They were a great find.
candace i still keep coming back.
You are fun.
Lovely Candace!
Marvellous, Are you the singer? I have a very similar live performance by Hedy West
yes, I am the lead singer on this. I never heard the Hedy West performance until after I did the song. I learned it in 1970, when I was a teenager.
@@avoteofherown1050 great, do you remember where you got it?
Can you tell us whose recording this is?
mine. www.candacecorrigan.com My friends and I recorded it in the dobro players living room. You can hear other songs on my website.
Who are the singers and musicians?
Candace Corrigan and Janne Henshaw, vocals and guitar, Sarah Wilfong fiddle, Al Goll Dobro, recorded in Al's living room in Nashville..
I like this song
Yes... I heard it a long time ago...when I was 18 years old. It always stayed with me. So glad that my friends and I recorded it, true in teh lving room...but still.
- Candace
@@avoteofherown1050 im just 20 years old but i like this kind of music
what was all the clothing balled up on their waste for?
Robert... I don't know. let me see if I can find out. I know that the strange white wig had some significance, but I will see what I can find out and get back to you, thanks for writing, Candace
@@candacecorrigan2553 candace i appreciate your response. i love this post i cant get enough of it. where are the white wigs you speak of? i also want to say that i lived in lowell mass for a while and seeing the mills didnt have much meaning to me then. reading some history on the mills. and along with your post. they have a lot more meaning to me now. Appreciating the suffering by these kids, especially at the hands of their overseers. I also want to ask if youve seen the series "The Mill"? If not you should watch it. its based on historical fact and what information they could get on the characters.
@@robertmullen2375 I loved the Mill. I had heard a lot of those kinds of stories before. lets see I will go back an identify the wigs ...
ok it is more of a knitted scarf. In some of the pictures that I didn't use, it looked more like a judge's wig. You see it at 1:12 seconds in and then at 2:17 ( the little girl has it over her shoulders ) I am not sure, but I think it signified some kind of a job. You know, many of these pictures were taken to prove how good the kids had it. There were many places that were a lot worse. I saw Victor Reuther once, who told the story that his father dedicated his life to eradicating child labor.
@@candacecorrigan2553 you took away my next statement. watching this over and over i realized that these pictures for the most part were staged. they are smiling holding each other's hands. like i said in my very first comment. its all in their eyes. i appreciate the back and fourth. and what ever more you can find out i would really appreciate you sharing this with me.
I SO SAD
cool sung
I just wonder much they get pay.
The lyrics in the second verse say " We kids , we worked 12 hours a day, for 14 cents of measly pay. I think that it depended on the mill, but it was a raw deal for the kids.
@@candacecorrigan2553 not to mention the loss of fingers, hands, and sometimes lives.
@@candacecorrigan2553 but 14 Cents was Worth more Back then
@@stevensamuels4041 I just looked up a few things that 14 cents would buy. # 1 a pound of bacon, #2 ten pounds of potatoes, Women shoes were 35 cents, so 2 and a half days worth of work. The kids would often be giving their wages to the family, and sometimes to a step father who kept it all for himself. ( this was a pattern that activist watch happen quite a bit.) tough.