On 11th June Skinny Lister unveil their debut album entitled Forge & Flagon on Sunday Best Recordings.
Harnessing the energy and fervour of the band's live performances on every track, the album was recorded in deepest darkest Snowdonia, with producer David Wrench (Bat for Lashes, James Yorkston).
In its 13 tracks, the album represents all sides of Skinny Lister; from the beautifully melodic Plough & Orion and Peregrine and the sun-kissed Kite Song, through to the foot stomping barn-storming If The Gaff Don't Let Us Down, Rollin' Over, Wild As The Wind Blows and Forty Pound Wedding.
Other standout songs include upbeat sea faring song Trawlerman, the waltzing Seventeen Summers and the heart-stoppingly rousing Colours that builds Forge & Flagon to an amazing crescendo. The album is punctuated with Skinny's trademark shanties including the ramblasting John Kanaka, which goes to make every Skinny Lister gig so inclusive.
Forge & Flagon features legendary folk players including award winning Northumbrian Piper Kathryn Tickell and fiddle player extraordinaire Roger Wilson.
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