Sid Griffin http://www.sidgriffin.com The Website of The Coal Porters and Sid Griffin Thu, 16 May 2013 10:39:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Call All Coal Porters, Number Five http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/05/02/call-all-coal-porters-number-five/ http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/05/02/call-all-coal-porters-number-five/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:42:00 +0000 Webmaster http://www.sidgriffin.com/?p=2114 Continue reading →]]> Broadcast from an unnamed Central American embassy in downtown London the fifth Sid Griffin podcast is now uploaded and ready to be heard.

Call All Coal Porters features the latest news and chat from Sid and includes music from Amy Rigby, Viv Albertine and the late great Magic Sam.

Also please listen and/or subscribe via iTunes so you’ll never miss a show.

]]> http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/05/02/call-all-coal-porters-number-five/feed/ 0 New Songs About Chaos & Transition http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/03/28/new-songs-about-chaos-transition/ http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/03/28/new-songs-about-chaos-transition/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:19:17 +0000 Webmaster http://www.sidgriffin.com/?p=2090 Continue reading →]]> A rare Sid Griffin track is featured on a new double CD compilation from the Hemifrån label, ‘The Golden Demon : New Songs About Chaos & Transition’The Golden Demon : New Songs About Chaos & Transition

Sid had this to say about his track Right ‘Round The Bend

“I wrote this song in the optimistic and spiritual style of the great Pete Seeger, America’s greatest living folksinger and also our most famous left-winger. In my dreams I hear marching people in peaceful protest singing it…
But then again I have some crazy dreams.”

More details should be online on the Hemifrån website shortly with the album due for release on March 30th.

]]> http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/03/28/new-songs-about-chaos-transition/feed/ 0 Sid & The Spires http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/28/sid-the-spires/ http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/28/sid-the-spires/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:51:12 +0000 Webmaster http://www.sidgriffin.com/?p=2053 Continue reading →]]> Sid & The Spires perform Laughing

Sid & The Spires are:Sid Griffin and The Dreaming Spires. This video is from a live performance at The Lexington in London on the 3rd of February 2013.

Sid & The Spires perform Almost Cut My Hair with Chris Hillman on Pedal Steel

Sid & The Spires perform Lady Friend with Dave Woodhead on Trumpet for this song

Sid & The Spires perform Why? (flip of Eight Miles High version)

Sid & The Spires are:

Sid Griffin (The Long Ryders, The Coal Porters)
http://www.sidgriffin.com/

The Dreaming Spires
http://www.thedreamingspires.co.uk/

Audio production by Rowland Prytherch
Video production by Jeremy Fowler

]]> http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/28/sid-the-spires/feed/ 0 Call All Coal Porters, Number Four http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/05/call-all-coal-porters-number-four/ http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/05/call-all-coal-porters-number-four/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:55:24 +0000 Webmaster http://www.sidgriffin.com/?p=2055 Continue reading →]]> Broadcast from somewhere deep beneath the River Thames the fourth Sid Griffin podcast is now uploaded and ready to be heard.

All the latest news from Sid and including music from The Slits and The Dreaming Spires.

Also please listen and/or subscribe via iTunes so you’ll never miss a show.

]]> http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/05/call-all-coal-porters-number-four/feed/ 0 Folk Alliance International Schedule http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/04/folk-alliance-international-schedule/ http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/04/folk-alliance-international-schedule/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:37:27 +0000 Webmaster http://www.sidgriffin.com/?p=2030 Continue reading →]]> February 20-24, 2013 – Folk Alliance, Toronto, Canada
Delta Chelsea Hotel
33 Gerrard Street West
Toronto
Ontario M5G 1Z4
Canada
folkalliance.org/conference/

The Coal Porters are proud to be attending the Folk Alliance International Conference in Toronto. Details and dates of The Coal Porters  showcase gigs are listed below.

The Coal Porters Folk Alliance Schedule:

Thursday February 21st
Room 1261
Room Name: The Red Beet Records Room
Time: 11:30pm (23:30 hours) to 11:55pm
Type of Showcase (Solo or ITR etc): The Coal Porters band playing for Red Beet Records of Nashville

Thursday February 21st
Room 1208
Room Name: Crossing Borders Suite
Time: Midnight to 12:25am Friday morning
Type of Showcase (Solo or ITR etc): The Coal Porters band playing for Jenni Finlay Promotions

Friday February 22nd
Room 1264
Room Name: Roots Across The Atlantic
Time: 2pm to 2:25pm
Type of Showcase (Solo or ITR etc): The Coal Porters band playing for The English Folk Dance & Song Society/Cecil Sharp House

Saturday February 23rd
Room 1264
Room Name: Roots Across The Atlantic
Time: 1am to 1:25am
Type of Showcase (Solo or ITR etc): The Coal Porters playing for The English Folk Dance & Song Society/Cecil Sharp House

Saturday February 23rd
Room 1281
Room Name: Folk Music Canada/British Underground Suite
Time: 1:30am to 1:50am
Type of Showcase (Solo or ITR etc): The Coal Porters playing for Folk Musique Canada

Saturday February 23rd
Room Name: Wren Room, 3rd floor
Time: 9pm to 9:40pm
Type of Showcase (Solo or ITR etc): The Coal Porters OFFICIAL SHOWCASE for Folk Alliance!

Saturday February 23rd
Room 1160
Room Name: Third Coast Music Suite
Time: 11:30pm to 12:25am
Type of Showcase (Solo or ITR etc): The Coal Porters play In The Round with other acts

]]> http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/04/folk-alliance-international-schedule/feed/ 0 Watch the Coal Porters live online http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/02/watch-the-coal-porters-live-online-on-21st-february/ http://www.sidgriffin.com/2013/02/02/watch-the-coal-porters-live-online-on-21st-february/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:30:19 +0000 Webmaster http://www.sidgriffin.com/?p=2047 ustream.tv/channel/crossing-borders-fa13]]> Watch The Coal Porters live at the 25th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference.

Show Time is Thursday February 21st – Midnight Toronto time (7pm in the UK) > ustream.tv/channel/crossing-borders-fa13

Jenni Finlay at Folk Alliance

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