Boothby Graffoe (comedian) - Music

Music

In 2004 he released his first album of songs with Antonio Forcione, Wot Italian?. A second disc followed in 2006, a live recording of a show in Brighton billed as Boothby Graffoe & the Following People, the backing band including Nick Pynn.

Boothby has acted as support for Canadian band Barenaked Ladies on three of their UK tours: first in 2004 for the Barenaked for the Holidays tour, then in 2007 on the Barenaked Ladies Are Me tour and again in 2010 on the band's All In Good Time tour. Boothby mostly performs solo, with various members of the band joining him to play bass (Jim Creeggan), keyboard (Kevin Hearn) and drums (guitarist Ed Robertson) for some of the songs.

In January 2008, Graffoe joined the line-up for Barenaked Ladies' cruise Ships and Dip, where he performed solo and with members from BNL and other bands on board. The cruise, with a capacity of 2500, provided some North American attendees with their first experiences with Graffoe and his comedy. He returned for two further Ships and Dip cruises in 2009 and 2011.

Boothby's third album, "Songs For Dogs, Funerals....." was released in February 2011, featuring studio recordings of three tracks from "Boothby Graffoe & The Following People" together with a selection of all-new tracks. Musicians appearing on the album included Nick Pynn, Theseus Gerard and Dean Friedman.

A fourth album, "Bang! Is This Your Vehicle, Sir?" is due for release on 27th February 2012. The album features guest appearances from Nick Pynn, Kevin Hearn, Omid Djalili, and members of Canadian band Thin Buckle.

He has championed the work of surreal songwriter Syd Meats, often including Meats' songs, such as "Far Too Serious", in his set.