Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 02:33PM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Bands, The Buffalo Skinners
The Buffalo Skinners, who are here visiting from Scarborough - North Yorkshire, England, perform at the Santa Monica Downtown Farmers Market on Wednesday, September 22, 2010.
The Buffalo Skinners are a 5-piece folk group. All are students at the University of Hull Scarborough Campus. Being plaid and denim enthusiasts, the boys list their influences as ‘The Felice Brothers, The Band, Bob Dylan, Levi’s, and whiskey.’ This is clearly reflected in the music they play. Covering old gospel songs and getting people moving is what they're all about. Howlin’ Peter Seccombe hails from the rugged underworld of Manchester and is a vocalist and guitar picker. Accordion boy Lawrence Menard is all the way from Southern California and traveled here especially to play American folk music… in Scarborough. Robbie Thompson, from Sheffield, decided he needed a break from the gym and gave his fingers a real workout on the bass guitar. Joe Thornton, also from Sheffield, is the drummer of the band. Whether it's cow skins or public doorways, he will drum on anything. James Nicholls usually resides in Leeds and has mastered his craft of fiddling on the rooftops.