Rising from the cider soaked floors of Dorset's back street boozers, the Skimmity Hitchers now roam the full girth of the West Country and beyond.

Bringing their dry and fruity blend of Scrumpy & Western music to venues, festivals and fairs, these scrumpy swillin' reprobates appeal to young and old, and everyone from folkies to cider punks, beardy badgers to shifty blaggers.

The 'Hitchers blend razor sharp parodies and original material with a raucous stage show, spontaneous audience interaction,

cheeky banter and general cider shenanigans. Not to mention Baz, their legendary dancing badger...

In their quest to bring proper job drinkin' music to the masses the band have stolen the show at events of all types and sizes.

Highlights include Camp Bestival, Boomtown Fair, Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival and headline slots at the Great Dorset Steam Fair

and OutCider Festival, but there's simply nowhere these four fruity fellas can't instigate a good time.

Countless tour supports with The Wurzels have gained them the stamp of approval from true cider lovers everywhere.

They have Christened children, tamed hordes of hairy bikers and even serenaded Tony Benn with his own personal number.

Oh, and believe it or not they're the first Scrumpy & Western band EVER to play the USA having toured Oregon, Washington and Vancouver BC in February 2016, with a return trip planned for 2020.

“The only band who must return every year to Outcider Festival. Forever.”

Outcider Festival

“The stand out band for me on Friday were without doubt the Skimmity Hitchers, mostly because they sing about cider

and they rave about badgers... Their performance on the Bandstand on Friday evening was the first performance

by any band all day that had got the whole audience engaged.”

Mint South review of Camp Bestival

“The entertainment took it from an average night to 'off the scale'!”

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