Hangar 98 – Episode 18: The Nanaimo Bar Band That Almost Made It

In 1974, a four-piece rock outfit called The Coalminers played a residency at a Nanaimo pub so consistently packed that a Vancouver A&R scout drove up island specifically to see them — twice. Then came a story involving their Demo Tape…and a pending Contract. The Demo Tape went missing, and hasn’t been heard from since:

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Part 3