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Coal Porters

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The Coal Porters are a British-American bluegrass band headquartered in London and led by Sid Griffin (mandolin, autoharp, harmonica and vocals) and Neil Robert Herd (guitar and vocals). [1]

60 relations: Adele, Amy Rigby, Anti- (record label), Autoharp, Banjo, BBC Radio 2, Billy Bremner (musician), Bluegrass music, Brian Matthew, Cat Stevens, Chris Hillman, Country music, Country rock, David Bowie, Dr. Feelgood (band), Durango, Colorado, Epitaph Records, Extended play, Fairport Convention, Fiddle, Gene Clark, Ian Gibbons (musician), John Martyn, John Wood (record producer), Kent, Lindisfarne (band), Manassas (band), Mandolin, Mojo (magazine), Nashville, Tennessee, Nick Drake, Nico, Paul Weller, Peter Case, Peter Rowan, Pink Floyd, Q (magazine), Ramones, Rich Hall, Richard Thompson (musician), Rockpile, Royal Festival Hall, Sandy Denny, Seasick Steve, Sid Griffin, Squeeze (band), Stewart Lee, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Guardian, ..., The High Llamas, The Incredible String Band, The Kinks, The Long Ryders, The Only Ones, The Rolling Stones, The Sunday Times, Tim O'Brien (musician), Uncut (magazine), Woody Guthrie. Expand index (10 more) »

Adele

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter.

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Amy Rigby

Amy Rigby (born Amelia McMahon, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Anti- (record label)

Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph.

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Autoharp

The Autoharp is a musical instrument in the chorded zither family.

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Banjo

The banjo is a four-, five- or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head.

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BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is adult contemporary or AOR, although the station also broadcasts other specialist musical genres. Radio 2 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM between 88.1 and 90.2MHz from studios in Wogan House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. Programmes are relayed on digital radio via DAB, Sky, Cable TV, IPTV, Freeview, Freesat and the Internet.

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Billy Bremner (musician)

William Murray Bremner (born 4 August 1946, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his work in the band Rockpile and on many of Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds' albums.

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Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music named after Kentucky mandolin player and songwriter Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys 1939-96, and furthered by musicians who played with him, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt, or who simply admired the high-energy instrumental and vocal music Monroe's group created, and carried it on into new bands, some of which created subgenres (Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Dawg Music etc.). Bluegrass is influenced by the music of Appalachia and other styles, including gospel and jazz.

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Brian Matthew

Brian Matthew (17 September 1928 – 8 April 2017) was an English broadcaster who worked for the BBC for 63 years from 1954 until 2017.

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Cat Stevens

Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou), commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

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Chris Hillman

Christopher "Chris" Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician.

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Country music

Country music, also known as country and western or simply country, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s.

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Country rock

Country rock is a subgenre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock and country.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor.

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Dr. Feelgood (band)

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Durango, Colorado

The City of Durango is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

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Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz.

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Extended play

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP.

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Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention are a British folk rock band.

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Fiddle

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin.

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Gene Clark

Harold Eugene "Gene" Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds.

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Ian Gibbons (musician)

Ian Gibbons (born 18 July 1952) is an English keyboardist, most notable for playing with The Kinks.

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John Martyn

Iain David McGeachy, OBE (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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John Wood (record producer)

John Wood is an English sound engineer and producer, best known for his work with Fairport Convention, John Martyn, Cat Stevens, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, the Incredible String Band, Pink Floyd, Nico and Squeeze.

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Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Lindisfarne (band)

Lindisfarne are an English folk rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1968 (originally called Brethren).

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Manassas (band)

Manassas was an American rock band formed by Stephen Stills in 1971.

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Mandolin

A mandolin (mandolino; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or "pick".

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Mojo (magazine)

Mojo is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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Nick Drake

Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician, known for his acoustic guitar-based songs.

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Nico

Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress.

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Paul Weller

John William "Paul" Weller, Jr. (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician.

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Peter Case

Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Peter Rowan

Peter Rowan (born July 4, 1942) is an American bluegrass musician and composer.

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Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965.

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Q (magazine)

Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.

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Ramones

The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974.

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Rich Hall

Richard Travis Hall (born 10 June 1954) is an American comedian, writer, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s.

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Richard Thompson (musician)

Richard Thompson, OBE (born 3 April 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

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Rockpile

Rockpile was a British rock and roll group of the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for its strong pub rock, rockabilly and power pop influences, and as a foundational influence on new wave.

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Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,500-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London.

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Sandy Denny

Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer-songwriter who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention.

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Seasick Steve

Steven Gene Wold (born), commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician.

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Sid Griffin

Albert Sidney "Sid" Griffin (born September 18, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist-mandolinist, bandleader, and author who lives in London, England.

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Squeeze (band)

Squeeze are a British rock band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Stewart Lee

Stewart Graham Lee (born 5 April 1968) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and director.

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The Byrds

The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964.

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The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Flying Burrito Brothers are a seminal American country rock band, best known for their influential 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The High Llamas

The High Llamas are an Anglo-Irish avant-pop band formed in London circa 1991.

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The Incredible String Band

The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) were a psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron in Scotland in 1966.

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The Kinks

The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.

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The Long Ryders

The Long Ryders are an American alternative country and Paisley Underground band, principally active between 1983 and 1987, who have periodically regrouped for brief reunions (2004, 2009, 2016) in response to fan demands.

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The Only Ones

The Only Ones are an English rock band, formed in London in 1976 and originally disbanded in 1982.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times is the largest-selling British national newspaper in the "quality press" market category.

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Tim O'Brien (musician)

Tim O'Brien (born March 16, 1954, in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American country and bluegrass musician.

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Uncut (magazine)

Uncut magazine, trademarked as UNCUT, is a monthly publication based in London.

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Woody Guthrie

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music; his songs, including social justice songs, such as "This Land Is Your Land", have inspired several generations both politically and musically.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Porters

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