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The Coal Porters : Durango

Sid — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:33:36 +0000

NEWS FLASH: the August issue of SPIN magazine in the USA has State Of Our Union by the Long Ryders as the 6th coolest/most influential “cowpunk” LP of all time on page 86 & there is a fine Sid radio interview about his new book on Dylan at 410media.com

Sid & his work have recently been discussed on BBC Radio Two (Radcliffe-Maconie show, July 30, 9:30GMT) and in both Variety AND Rolling Stone! Check these links:
Variety and Rolling Stone.

Durango has been such a success that after knockin’ ‘em dead at SxSW the Coal Porters are now playing both the Americana Festival in Nashville this Sept and Folk Alliance in Feb 2011 in Memphis. And Durango is of course the fourth and best “alt-bluegrass” album by ex-Long Ryder Sid Griffin’s outfit, The Coal Porters. Mojo, Uncut and Q gave it four star reviews! Featuring the amazing fiddle of Carly Frey, the banjo of Europe’s best five-string picker Dick Smith, the songs and mandolin of author/broadcaster Sid Griffin as well as the witty songs of Scotland’s fine guitarist Neil Robert Herd ’tis no wonder Durango is one of the choice musical highlights of the year.

Produced by the great Ed Stasium (Ramones, Smithereens, Jeff Healey Band, Belinda Carlisle, etc., etc.) the album features two key guest appearances: the first being Tim O’Brien who plays a wild mandolin solo on Roadkill Breakdown and the second being Peter Rowan who duets with Miss Frey on his own song Moonlight Midnight. This is the sound of a bluegrass Clash, of a Bill Monroe for the 21st century, of a folk Goddess, two ex-punks, an Americana founder and …errr…a London lawyer making the best music of not just their careers but their lives. Read what the critics have already said about Durango:

“Griffin’s breakneck bluegrass band has made the album of their career”
**** (four stars) Q magazine

“a feast of highly crafted ensemble playing with the odd virtuoso turn”
**** (four stars)Uncut

“the audio equivalent of a feel-good movie”
**** (four stars) Mojo

“a wonderful achievement by a band that is going from strength to strength”
**** (four stars) Country Music People

You can buy Durango now at the Sid Griffin Store or via amazon.co.uk or amazon.com

listen to a sample here;

The Coal Porters : Durango Reviews

Webmaster — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:04:48 +0000

Durango, the new record from The Coal Porters has been receivng some great reveiws, here are a couple of them;

(Q Magazine)

(Uncut Magazine)

(Maverick)

(Mojo Magazine)

Coal Porters Tour Dates

Sid — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:18:14 +0000

Here are the current tour dates for The Coal Porters in 2010.

06 Mar 2010, 08:00 PM – The Green Note
106, Parkway, Camden Town, London, NW1 7AN -
ph 020 7485 9899 www.greennote.co.uk onstage 8pm and at 10pm

12 Mar 2010, 09:00 PM – Kavarna
707 East Lake Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030 -
404-371-1113

13 Mar 2010, 09:00 PM – Hummingbird Stage & Tap Room
430 Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia 31201 – (478) 741-9130‎

15 Mar 2010, 09:00 PM – All Good Cafe
2934 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75226 -

17 Mar 2010, 03:00 PM – SXSW: The Independent
501 N IH 35, Austin, Texas -

18 Mar 2010, 08:00 PM – SXSW: Waterloo Records
600 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78703 – time TBA

19 Mar 2010, 03:00 PM – SXSW: Waterloo Bicycles
2815 Fruth, Austin, Texas 78705 -

20 Mar 2010, 01:00 PM – SXSW: Flipnotics
1601 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, Texas 78704 -
512.480.8646

20 Mar 2010, 03:45 PM – SXSW: Yard Dog
1510 S. Congress Ave, Austin, Texas 78704 -

20 Mar 2010, 05:30 PM – SXSW: Antones Records
29th and Guadelupe, Austin, Texas -

01 Apr 2010, 08:00 PM – The Inn at Lathones
Lathones, by Largoward, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY9 1JE – Tel: 01334-840494 http://www.mundellmusic.com

02 Apr 2010, 08:00 PM – The Inn at Lathones
Lathones, by Largoward, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY9 1JE -
Tel: 01334-840494 http://www.mundellmusic.com

03 Apr 2010, 08:00 PM – Eastgate Theatre
Eastgate, Peebles, Scotland EH45 8AD – £12/£10
Tel 01721-725777 on Weds 31 March 2010. Tickets £12/£10

04 Apr 2010, 08:00 PM – Special Easter Charity Show – Midlem Village Hall
(near Selkirk), Selkirkshire, Scotland TD7 4QD – £10
Tickets £10 for Coal Porters on Sunday 4th April Fundraiser for The Katie McKerracher Trust (raffle on night) Gig starts at 8pm (doors open 7.30pm) For tickets call 07813 804097

13 May 2010, 10:00 PM – The Betsey Trotwood
56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL – £6
ph: 020 7253 4285 www.thebetsey.com admission £6 Opening act is the ace Foghorn Leghorn. The Coal Porters are onstage 10pm for at least an hour.

22 May 2010, 08:00 PM – The Acoustic Festival of Great Britain
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, -
www.acousticfestival.co.uk ph: 0333 9000 919

11 Jun 2010, 08:00 PM – The Quarterhouse
Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1JR -
info@quarterhouse.co.uk http://www.quarterhouse.co.uk/venueinformation tel: 01303 858500

26 Jun 2010, 11:30 AM – Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival – Milltimes Hotel, Mayo
11:30pm onstage at the Milltimes Hotel http://www.myspace.com/westportfolkbluegrassfestival

17 Jul 2010, 08:00 PM – Grub Café & Music Bar
110 –112 London Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1EP -

01342 313139 to reserve your table with your booking reference. Tickets available from wegottickets.com info@grubonline.co.uk www.grubonline.co.uk www.myspace.com/grubcafe

24 Jul 2010, 08:00 PM – Watermill House
Mill Street, Iden Green, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4HL
www.solparty.org.uk

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LIVE on BBC 6 with Tom Robinson

Webmaster — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:17:51 +0000

LIVE on BBC 6 music with Tom Robinson

As broadcast live on the Tom Robinson show, BBC 6 music, on 18th Feb 2008.

Coal Porters MP3 files – 3 new uploads; Final Wild Son, Mr Guthrie and A Light From The Mountains.

The Coal Porters on BBC Radio 2

Webmaster — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:30:50 +0000

The Coal Porters will be joining Janice Long on BBC Radio 2 live for a chat and a couple of tracks late Sunday 10th April (so on air during the first few minutes of Monday morning – scheduled time: 12:25am)! The session will be available to listen to online for 7 days afterwards.

Morning Song

Webmaster — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:24:04 +0000

The Coal Porters released their first ever single in March 2005, the A-side is a fine ballad Morning Song and the two other tunes were Dylan’s Idiot Wind and an unreleased live version of Nick Lowe’s What’s So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding. When asked what he thought of the Coal Porters’ version Mr. Lowe wittily replied, “surely the poor man died before I wrote it”.

Resonance FM Interview

Webmaster — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 09:32:09 +0000

Tune into 104.4 Resonance FM between 7and 8pm on Thursday March 17th to hear live tracks and an interview with London’s most popular suit wearing, banjo picking, a-fiddling 5 piece, the Coal Porters.

The January 2005 issue of UnCut magazine

Webmaster — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:20:39 +0000

The Coal Porters in Uncut Magazine

The January 2005 issue of UnCut magazine featured the Coal Porters’ version of Bob Dylan’s immortal “Idiot Wind” on the cover-mount CD. Fiddler Gemma White is wearing an ill-fitting wig in the accompanying photograph