The Coal Porters | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Bluegrass |
| Labels | Prima Records |
| Members | Sid Griffin Neil Herd Kerenza Peacock Andrew Stafford Paul Fitzgerald |
| Past members | Pat Johnson Carly Frey John Breese Dick Smith Paul Sandy Gemma White Matt Woolvett Pat McGarvey Bob Stone Andy Steele Rob Childs Will Morrison Kevin Morris Dave Morgan Ian Gibbons Graham Chesters John Bennett Ian Thomas Toby Petrie Chris Buessem Andy Kaulkin Billy Block[1] |
| Website | www |
The Coal Porters were 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). The group disbanded in July 2018. The other members were Kerenza Peacock (fiddle, vocals), Paul Fitzgerald (banjo, vocals) and Andrew Stafford (bass, vocals). Griffin formed the group in Los Angeles in 1989 and then reorganised the band after moving to London.[2][failed verification]