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REM

This just in from Sid… HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THE BREAK-UP of REM. September 21, 9pm (consider this a blog…kinda…sorta…) Ex-Long Ryders drummer Greg Sowders sent me some CDs for my 56th (!)...

“Sid Griffin and the Coal Porters, a proper band with albums and tours and a fiddle.” The Guardian, Laura Barton’s Back Page column The Coal Porters are an exciting and dynamic bluegrass combo with...

The Long Ryders Native Sons : Deluxe Reissue

Native Sons is the album which Jeff Tweedy, Chris Robinson, Kurt Cobain and Gary Louris all bought and loved, influencing their own styles. It was a huge hit on the College Radio/Alternative Charts in...

The Coal Porters live at the HebCelt Festival

Heres are the Coal Porters playing three songs from a BBC Radio Alba broadcast from the 2011 HebCelt Festival in Stornoway.

The Coal Porters Live at the International Bluegrass Museum

Here is the live recording of the The Coal Porters performance at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky from Tuesday, February 15 2011.

Selling Out

Coal Porters T-Shirts Only Sizes Small and XL left in Coal Porters T-shirts Still only £6 including p&p for UK, £7 for rest of the world. Front and Back print on a Gildan Ultra...

The Coal Porters Porter Ale

Rather cheekily the brewers at Kelham Island Brewery have appropriated the latest Coal Porters T-shirt for their Monthly Special Brew: Kelham Island Brewery – The Coal Porters Porter If you’ve enjoyed a pint of...