Has this year actually finished up already? Ignoring everything that happened for good and for ill out in the greater world, it has been a crazy musical ride – so many fantastic albums, so many amazing […]
The first thing Sid Griffin told the audience as the Long Ryders took to the stage was: “We love The Fleece; we’ve played here four maybe five times and it’s always a great night.” With the […]
Winner of an AMAUK International Trailblazer award for his many ventures, Sid Griffin goes solo on an album that reflects on life, death, and all points between. While Sid Griffin can never be separated from the […]
Taking their name from a Walter Hill-directed Western, The Long Ryders emerged as part of the Paisley Underground in the 1980s, after Sid Grifin left the garage-influenced The Unclaimed. Griffin’s initial musicians wanted-advert for the band […]
There are some bands who inexplicably pass you by. Despite being favourites of some of my AUK colleagues, The Long Ryders were one of those groups for me. Having started to correct that oversight by buying […]
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