THE Coal Porters, who were formed in the 1990s by ex-Long Ryder Sid Griffin, are coming to Bournemouth Folk Club on Sunday.

Relocating from Los Angeles to London, the band left its electric instrumentation behind and slowly mutated into the acoustic act they are today.

The Coal Porters claim to be the world’s first ‘alt-bluegrass’ act, given as they take old themes and melodies and soup them up for the 21st century and their expanded listening audience.

The folk club gig is in the Ocean View Hotel, Grove Road, East Cliff, Bournemouth, from 8pm – tickets from wegottickets.com