Before online shops, algorithms, tracking numbers and eBay listings, there was mud, motors, music, mad crowds and a field full of people. In August 1996, we worked at Knebworth for the massive Oasis concert weekend. We arrived the day before, with Zak, Lucy and Jackie, ready to set up our stall and graft through one […]
We have been selling from this shop since 1993. First in person, then online. And one thing has not changed: an order is only as good as what lands on your doormat. So here is exactly what happens after you click “buy” at willybanjo.com. You place the order — what happens next? The order comes […]
We’ve all seen it. The glass has gone black. The bowl looks like it’s been dug out of a chimney. The downpipe barely pulls. The water has turned into something that should probably have its own postcode. At that point, there are only three questions worth asking: can you clean it? Do you need to […]
We’ve sold thousands of grinders since 1993. We’ve stocked the good ones, the bad ones, and a few genuinely shocking ones we stopped ordering after the first batch of complaints landed. Here’s what we’ve actually learned. It almost always comes down to the teeth The thing most people never think about when buying a grinder […]
The About Us page gives you the short version. This is the long one. Legendary. In a dodgy backstreet. That’s usually how I explain it. If I say “shop,” people think something normal. It isn’t.If I say “festival trader,” that’s a whole different conversation. So — legendary candles in a dodgy backstreet.That covers it. Before […]
We’ve stocked both for years. Been asked which is better roughly every week for most of those. Here’s the actual answer. RAW and Elements are the two most popular ultra-thin rolling papers we sell. Both are at the quality end of the market. Both have a following who won’t use anything else. They’re not the […]
We started in 1997. The Dance Field was two years old — still finding its feet, still raw. Twenty-one Glastonburys later, here’s what we remember. 1997: The first one The view from the stall, 1997. The mud years. They were all mud years. There were about seven of us. No tent between us. The conditions […]
Everyone’s got an opinion. Most people have only ever tried one. Paper roaches have been the default since the dawn of rolling — free, instant, made from whatever’s to hand. Glass tips have been around longer than most people realise. The honest answer about which is better depends on what you actually want from a […]
After 31 years at festivals including 21 consecutive Glastonburys, here’s what actually works — tent, caravan, or motorhome.
