Well the skinny troupe made it through the Bestival bash bedraggled with plenty of o’be joyful in us. Another 4 shows in 3 days fuelled on adrenaline, tiredness and the good ole demijohn. A big up and big thankyou to all those others ‘lost in…
Thought you might be interested in Allan’s version of events from our recent trip on the Grand Union waterways… He’s writen a few lines about our adventures on his blog. Check it out below. http://pengalanty.com/met-along-the-way
Our Grand Union Tour EP limited edition CD is now available for £5 from the brand new Skinny Shop We only pressed 250 of these fellows, all in limited edition vinyl style. You wont find the tracks online. All CD’s come in a hand stitched sleeve…
What day it was of the narrow boat tour we were not sure. Nevertheless, we knew the vessel had to be returned today (Monday). Saturday night at Festibelly resulted in burlesque dancers joining us on stage, beer cans being lobbed over the audience and a…
Thursday morning was a mixed bag for the members of Skinny Lister. Excellent news of a 5 star review of our Camden show greeted our awakening, however, 2 of us hadn’t been to bed, 2 of us woke up back on the boat with a…
Well…after an impromtu play on Day 4 at Horsenden Hill and help from Linda, Angie and Reef we headed to the boat for dinner and spent the rest of the evening mastering the EP. It was finally complete at midnight. At 8 o’clock the next…
We set off surprisingly early yesterday given the fact we were all incredibly hungover. But we were doing well on our first day without the help of the legendary Allan. Unfortunately things took a turn. There was an incident and insurance forms had to be…
He showed up! We weren’t sure that he was going to….but sure enough, at 6.30am we heard the sound of a hairdryer approaching. Through the miniscule window on the boat we saw Allan pass by on a tiny motorbike powered by 2stroke fuel. With poorly…
Setting off from Frolesworth with a packed car, we were dubious about getting to Linslade let alone getting our stuff on a Narrowboat. Nevertheless, Wyvern staff didn’t bat an eyelid as we carried aboard the double bass, suitcases, recording studio, crates of booze and all….
It’s Grand Union Narrowboat Tour eve and we’re all gathered in Frolesworth at George and Alice’s gaff packing the last few bits and pieces and testing our sound recording equipment ready for the off first thing in the morn. One of us has to pass…
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