Skik
Skik is a Dutch pop group, originating from the town of Erica, Drenthe. The band mainly sings in Drèents, a variation of Low-Saxon, which is traditionally spoken in Drenthe. Skik is Drèents for fun or enjoyment.

Biography
Skik's first performance was in 1994, on Muzem, a festival dedicated to the dialect, in Emmen, Netherlands. Later they got several hits, including Op Fietse (Gone cycling) and Hoe kan dat nou? (How come?). These two songs are both from their first popular album, Niks Is Zoas 't Lek (Nothing's the way it seems to be). The follow-up of this album, 's Nachts (At night), produces the hits 't Giet Zoas 't Giet (It goes the way it goes) and Af & Toe (Now & Then).
The CD Overal & Nergens (Everywhere & Nowhere) meant a breaking of the ties with the Drèents, which resulted in a song in ABN (Broadcast Dutch). Ik Ga Als Een Speer made it to the charts, but no of the other songs did. The next song of theirs that made it into the charts was Ik heb geen zin om op te staan, which they recorded together with Henk Westbroek. Their next and fifth CD, Tof (Awesome) brought along the single-CD Dankjewel Voor De Zon (Thanks for the sun), which featured a video clip made by students of the HKU.
In 2004 the compilation-CD Best Tof (Kinda Cool), a play on Best of, was published. The group was on a promotion tour for the CD until September that same year. After that, Skik was less noticeable, as band leader Daniël Lohues was going solo with the 'Louisiana Blues Club'. On the first of Oktober 2006 the group performed on a surprise party for the 25-year anniversary of De Dijk, another Dutch band. Skik performed the song Stampvol Café for the occasion.

Discography
Albums
Skik (1995)
Ik heb wel's zo'n dag
Tomme
Protestsong
Jelle Skai & Eppie D.
Niks meer te vertellen
Doe niet net asof
De man
Dreuge worst
Betonpaolties
Ben d'r flauw van
As ik joe nie had
Klotenweer
Naor huus
bonus: Mick & Keith (wie kent ze niet)

Niks is zoas 't lek (1997)
Nie veur spek & bonen
Ik kan't nie wachten
Niks is zoas 't lek
Hoe kan dat nou?
Makluk zat
Beter nooit dan ooit
Op fietse
Absoluut, misschien
Wachten op de zunne
Cowboys & Indiaans
We zullen 't wel zien
Kabaal aal
bonus: Nico en Rob, wie kent ze niet

's Nachts (1999)
't Is mij allemaol wel best
Waor ben ik met bezig?!
't Giet zoas 't giet
Laot mar kommen
Overneij
's nachts
Af & toe
Echt nie!
Ik ben zo bliede
De buie
Elke weg
'k heb 't licht nog an
De schipper & de duuvel
Bonus: Backing track 's Nachts

Overal & Nergens (2000)
Overal & Nergens
Ik ga als 'n speer
Logisch Toch (of niet)?
Wie het weet mag het zeggen
Over Stilte en Lawaai
Amsterdam
Ik wil weg
Niks aan doen
Als je ontevreden bent
Hersenpan vol blues
Je vindt me toch niet

Tof (2002)
Tof
Land van melk & honing, wiet & witte wijn
Doe mij maar jou
Dankjewel voor de zon
Over jou
Ter voorkoming van misverstanden
Anniek
Verliefd
Blablabla
Honingbij
Canadian Girl
Alles gaat voorbij

Best Tof (2004)
Tomme
Naor huus
As ik joe nie had
Niks is zoas 't lek
Hoe kan dat nou
Makluk zat
Op fietse
't Giet zo as 't giet
's Nachts
Af & toe
Ik ben zo bliede
Als ik wil...
Ik ga als een speer
Je vindt me toch niet
Dankjewel voor de zon
Alles gaat voorbij
Tof
Is dit alles (Doe Maar tribute)
Zo vrolijk (Live versie, radio 2 gala)
Grachten van Amsterdam

Singles
Tomme
bonustracks: Altied Te Laat; Elvis (As Ik Um Was); Eppie D. & Jelle Skai (Live)
Klotenweer - nieuwe versie
bonustrack: Nije Skoene
Niks Meer Te Vertellen
bonustracks: Teddybeere
Ik Wil Weg
(bonustrack: Als We Zo Doorgaan)
(bonus: Videoclips Ik Ga Als Een Speer & De Kat, De Eend & De Mens)
Ik heb geen zin om op te staan - single met Henk Westbroek
bonus: Niets Is Onmogelijk - met Henk Westbroek
Verliefd
bonustrack: Zo Vrolijk? (Live Radio 2 Gala)
Grachten Van Amsterdam
bonustrack: Stan Meyers Blues

Other
There are two more songs by Skik that aren't distributed, and that can't be found on regular CD's. These are: De Sneij (The Snow), which was published as an addition to the VPRO Christmas CD in 1998, and Woar Ben Ik Mee Bezig (What Am I Doing), which had an alternative version published on the CD Twee Meter Sessies NL 1.

Trivia
The song Op Fietse describes a tour by bicycle through South-East Drenthe, which is the area in which lead singer Daniël Lohues was born. The Drenthe Office of Tourism (VVV) later made this into a real route: "the Skik-route"
Op Fietse was used for two Dutch TV commercials. The first of which was one for Calvé, a Dutch brand of peanut butter dating back to 2005. It would later also be used in an advertisement for ING, a major bank in the Netherlands.
The single-version of Hoe Kan Dat Nou later got Niks is Zoas 't Lek as bonus track added on its CD.
Guitarist Marco Geerdink is a nephew of frontman Daniël Lohues and played in Gimme Shelter, a Rolling Stones-cover band. He replaced Despo Kristel during the comeback of The Schizo's. Lohues said in an interview that The Shizo's were a major source of inspiration for all bands from Drenthe.

References
List of bands from the Netherlands

External links
Official website