• Coal miner Josh Stowers sang the National Anthem to his coworkers Monday
  • A video shows him singing the stunning rendition before going underground
  • Shane Wriston posted the video, saying ‘There is no kneeling in this bath house’

By Abigail Miller For Dailymail.com

Published: 05:04 BST, 17 October 2017 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 17 October 2017

A coal miner in West Virginia has gone viral after being filmed singing the National Anthem before going under ground. 

Josh Stowers performed the song before his coworkers before they all headed into the mines for the day. 

In the video, which was captured by Shane Wriston, the group of men stood with their hands over their hearts and their heavy equipment on as he sang the powerful rendition. 

Josh Stowers performed the song before his coworkers before they all headed into the mines for the day

In the video, which was captured by Shane Wriston, the group of men stood with their hands over their hearts and their heavy equipment on as he sang the powerful rendition

In the video, which was captured by Shane Wriston, the group of men stood with their hands over their hearts and their heavy equipment on as he sang the powerful rendition

Josh Stowers performed the song before his coworkers before they all headed into the mines for the day. In the video, which was captured by Shane Wriston, the group of men stood with their hands over their hearts and their heavy equipment on as he sang the powerful rendition

After he finished the song, Stowers, who works for Mammoth Coal in Kanawha County, West Virginia, received a standing ovation from his fellow miners.   

The post has received mainly positive reactions - with many people complimenting Stowers' vocal talent and some praising the miners for being patriotic

The post has received mainly positive reactions - with many people complimenting Stowers' vocal talent and some praising the miners for being patriotic

The post has received mainly positive reactions – with many people complimenting Stowers’ vocal talent and some praising the miners for being patriotic

‘There is no kneeling in this bath house,’ Wriston wrote when he posted the video. 

He seemed to be referring to the NFL protests that see players kneeling during the anthem in protest of police brutality and institutional racism. 

‘We have daily safety meetings before every shift before these guys go underground, and we appreciate Josh volunteering to sing after the meeting,’ he added. 

The post has received mainly positive reactions – with many people complimenting Stowers’ vocal talent and some praising the miners for being patriotic.   

Stowers is now trying to raise money to record an album of his covers, which he hopes could eventually gain him enough notice that he might be able to start a career in music.

‘After overwhelming support to further my music, I have decided that I want to be able to record a record of my covers for people to hear me,’ he wrote online. 

‘I want to be able to do this for my family and everyone else who believes in me.’ 

 He is raising money for the album on GoFundMe.  

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