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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SkiffleSkiffle - Wikipedia

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   Skiffle. Skiffle is a genre of folk music with influences from American folk music, blues, country, bluegrass, and jazz, generally performed with a mixture of manufactured and homemade or improvised instruments. Originating as a form in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, it became extremely popular in the United Kingdom in ...

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   Singer/songwriter Billy Bragg gained fame as a punk rock and folk musician in the 1980s. Now nearing 60, he’s still singing songs of protest and passion, but...

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   Skiffle music is the British version of American jug bands, a type of folk music with elements of jazz, blues, and country music. Lonnie Donegan was the mos...

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   Aug 30, 2014 · A Larry Perez Media production. Visit Knobtown Skiffle Band at http://knobtownskiffleband.com

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › articlesSkiffle: The musical revolution that time forgot - BBC

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   Feb 26, 2018 · "Skiffle was a back-to-basics movement that was about the roots of African-American music," he says. He likens it to punk, a low-budget revolt by youngsters tired of more conventional and ...

7. www.britannica.com › art › skiffleSkiffle | British, Folk, Jazz | Britannica

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   Skiffle, style of music played on rudimentary instruments, first popularized in the United States in the 1920s but revived by British musicians in the mid-1950s. The term was originally applied to music played by jug bands (in addition to jugs, these bands featured guitars, banjos, harmonicas, and.

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   What are the characteristics of a skiffle band?

   • Skiffle bands share a few common characteristics. 1. Americana roots: Skiffle music draws its roots from an array of American sources including blues, bluegrass, traditional jazz, rockabilly, country, and jug bands. 2. Acoustic instruments: The most prominent and influential instrument in skiffle music is the acoustic guitar.

   Skiffle Music Guide: 3 Characteristics of Skiffle Music

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   Is skiffle the music that time forgot?

   • Skiffle is the music that time forgot, and Billy Bragg thinks it’s high time we knew a lot more about it. He’s been a big fan for years, and now he’s written a lively history of this neglected genre - a subculture which paved the way for bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. For Bragg, the book was part labour of love, part sabbatical.

   Skiffle: The musical revolution that time forgot - BBC

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   When was skiffle first recorded?

   • The first British recordings of skiffle were carried out by Colyer's new band in 1954, but it was the release by Decca of two skiffle tracks by Barber's Jazz Band under the name of the "Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group" that transformed the fortunes of skiffle in late 1955.

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   What is skiffle music?

   • Skiffle is a genre of folk music with influences from American folk music, blues, country, bluegrass, and jazz, generally performed with a mixture of manufactured and homemade or improvised instruments.

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   When did skiffle music become popular?

   • Jumping an ocean: Skiffle music’s popularity waned in the United States during the 1940s. By the 1950s, however, skiffle had arrived on British shores thanks to the Scottish guitarist and banjo player Lonnie Donegan. Donegan's groups used guitar, tea-chest bass, and washboard percussion. Many of his collaborators came from traditional jazz bands.

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   Is skiffle a slang word?

   • Above all, skiffle was British. The music originated in America, but it became something else in Britain, where blues and trad jazz came together. Likewise, skiffle was an American word - black slang for a rent party - but as a term for a type of music, it means nothing in the States. Billy Bragg

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9. www.masterclass.com › articles › skiffle-music-guideSkiffle Music Guide: 3 Characteristics of Skiffle Music

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   Jun 7, 2021 · Skiffle Music Guide: 3 Characteristics of Skiffle Music. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 3 min read. With American roots and British influence, skiffle had a key role in the evolution of rock ‘n’ roll.