The Coal Porters | Durango | CD
The Coal Porters | Durango | CD
The Coal Porters were a British-American bluegrass band headquartered in London and co-led by Kentuckian Sid Griffin and Scotsman Neil Robert Herd. Griffin formed the group in Los Angeles in 1989 and reorganised the band after moving to London. The Coal Porters disbanded in July 2018.
Durango is a 2010 album by the Coal Porters, released as an enhanced CD on Prima Records. The enhanced disc includes a short documentary film of the band by Biki Kangwana. Recorded in Colorado, the album was produced by Ed Stasium, with guest contributions from Tim O'Brien on mandolin solos and Peter Rowan on vocals and guitar. It contains five new compositions by Griffin and a bluegrass cover of Neil Young's Like A Hurricane.
Track List
- Let's Say Goodbye (Like We Said Hello)
- No More Chains
- Moonlight Midnight (Featuring Peter Rowan)
- I'm Not Going Away
- One Is Way Too Many
- The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Oil
- Pretty Polly
- Like a Hurricane
- Permanent Twilight
- Roadkill Breakdown (Featuring Tim O'Brien)
- Lookin' for a Soft Place to Fall
- Closing Time Genius
- Sail Away, Ladies!