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Americana, alt-country and bluegrass special!

SID GRIFFIN led indie rock heroes the Long Ryders, credited by many as the founders of alt-country, and bluegrass outfit the Coal Porters. In January 2022 the Long Ryders will receive the AMA (Americana Music Association) UK Award for International Trailblazer. In 1984 their album ?Native Sons? reached number 1 on the UK Indie Charts and number 4 in the US. Sid wrote the Long Ryders? hit single ?Looking for Lewis & Clark? and co-wrote ?Everywhere?, covered by Billy Bragg. As well as a singer and songwriter, Sid is a writer, broadcaster and producer. His production credits include Lindisfarne?s 1998 album ?Here Comes the Neighbourhood?. He wrote acclaimed Bob Dylan book ?Million Dollar Bash? and penned the liner notes for the box set of the Basement Tapes. Sid was resident musicologist on BB6 Music?s Radcliffe & Maconie show.

Sid has released four solo albums, the latest ?The Trick is to Breathe? was described by Uncut magazine as ?a high-water mark in a career which has always celebrated traditional American music with boundless eloquence and enthusiasm?.

?Sid Griffin was playing Americana years before the term was invented and that pioneer spirit shines on?? Billy Bragg

?A roots music Renaissance man?? Whispering Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2

??Sid's a great guy, a fine performer and a total professional. We did shows together in Spain and it was a pleasure working with him.? Elliott Murphy

Plus support: The Seagrass Band

Brighton-based bluegrass five-piece, THE SEAGRASS BAND, inclues ex-members of the Blue Aeroplanes, Jazz Butcher, the Coal Porters and the Guy Chadwick Band [House of Love]. Featuring the virtuosity of George Ryan on guitar, David Felce on mandolin and former Nashville session banjoist Paul Bishop, whose music has been used on Heartbeat, Gene Simmons? Family Jewels, West Wing, the Drew Carey Show and Beverly Hills 90210.

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12-13 North Street,

Brighton,

East Sussex,

England,

BN1 3GJ.