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The Coal Porters/Adam Beattie - The Goat, Glasgow - 26th June 2006

Review by Paul Kerr

Billed as part of Glasgow's West End Festival, Sid Griffin's Porters played two gigs at two bars this Sunday. An afternoon slot was followed by this evening set in a cramped space with the band packed into a corner causing Mr. Griffin to be poked in the head on more than one occasion by fiddler Gemma White's bow. Despite this the band turned in a fine set of rousing bluegrass driven songs with Sid barking like a fairground showman in the intervals. With made up biographies for band members and a freewheeling grasp of geography he entertained the crowd and by sheer force of personality won out on the competition of a world cup game shown on the telly in the opposite corner. Despite the cramped space the band played well taking their turns at the mic to play their solos. Highlights were the Long Ryder's tune, Final Wild Son, the banjo player's song No Tongue Can Tell and the finale, a moving rendition of Sin City with the band moving into the crowd and leading a massed chorus. Always a joy to see and hear it was great to have the band throw themselves wholeheartedly into a free gig in a small venue. The Goat (and Laurie (Iggy) Keith) is to be congratulated for the music policy which has seen several fine bands play here.

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