Wild Mountain Thyme
Last week in rural Anglesey the tiny cottage we rented inspired many sing-songs and late Sunday night we recorded Wild Mountain Thyme in order to satisfy the overwhelming worldwide public demand for more “Mitch...
Sid Griffin
Call All Coal Porters – Show 32
Friends, the summer Sid podcast sizzles with super sounds you can soulfully sway to by the seaside while spinning sea shells. And if you can say that you will LOVE this super summer spectacular...
The Unclaimed featured in Shindig!
In this months issue of Shindig! Magazine (Issue 117) JON ‘MOJO’ MILLS speaks with THE UNCLAIMED’s founders Shelley Ganz and Sid Griffin about playing ’60s garage during the dawning of new wave and synth-pop…...
Fun with The Coal Porters in Madrid
Here is a wonderful clip of the Coal Porters rehearsing at their B&B in Madrid, Spain, in March 2018 before their sold-out, well-received, wonderful gig at The Fun House. The line up is Neil...
Bandcamp Juneteenth fundraiser
On Friday, June 18th Bandcamp will be donating 100% of their share of any sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a racial justice organization with a long history of effectively enacting change through...
No More Chains
Continuing our series of Sid So Low here is the ex-Long Ryder doing a song by his old ‘alt-bluegrass’ band, the Coal Porters. The original full band version appears on the Prima Records release,...
17 Ways (A tribute to Tom Stevens)
In late January the Long Ryders family lost Tom Stevens, our bassist since Christmas 1983. Tom was unique, a warm spirit, and a brilliant musician. Here is bandmate Sid Griffin’s tribute to Tom Stevens....
Colours (Donovan)
Here is a celebration of the changing of the guard in Washington DC. Using Donovan’s Colours as a template I sing of one bad apple (one bad orange?) flying away and a good man...
