[Dixielandjazz] Skiffle music

[David Richoux]

The way I have always understood it (pre-Wikipedia)  is that Skiffle  
is a mostly UK term that covers the musical area somewhere between  
Folk, Blues, Jugband, Jazz and early Rock - with an element of Busking  
thrown in. Late 1950s to early 1960s ish.
The guys who grew up a bit to become The Beatles were in a Skiffle  
Band, as were several other early '60s British bands. Some home made  
guitars, ukes, banjos, other misc. instruments were usually found.

Dave Richoux

On Nov 21, 2008, at 2:57 PM, j.warrenIII at comcast.net wrote:

> The latest mailing for the 36th Annual Sacramento Jazz Festival and  
> Jubilee
> (May 22-25, 2009) lists some of the bands by category.  The Reynolds
> Brothers Rhythm Rascals is the only band listed as "Skiffle."
>
> The only definition that I recall for Skiffle music was by Ken  
> Colyer (see YouTube
> "This Train - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group - 1954).  He said that the  
> term
> originated as a description of rent music played in South Chicago.
>
> Are there other meanings?  What instruments does a Skiffle band have  
> in addition
> to washboard and string bass?
>
> RGDS, JACK