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WATCH: Sam Gleaves, ‘Ain’t We Brothers’

May 6, 2016

Artist: Sam Gleaves
Hometown: Wytheville, VA
Song: "Ain't We Brothers"
Album: Ain't We Brothers
Label: Community Music

In Their Words: "I am so grateful to Sam and Burley Williams for allowing me to tell their story of resilience in this song and for their contribution to this video. Thanks to Cathy Fink for her work as producer; Tim O'Brien, Missy Raines, Tim Crouch, and Marcy Marxer for their fine musicianship on the recording; Jesse Anderson for producing this video; Jordan Freeman for helping me locate coal mining footage from the West Virginia State Archives; and the Mullins family — Nick, Rustina, Alex, and Daniel — for appearing in this video." — Sam Gleaves


Photo credit: Jesse Anderson, CoPhoto

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