[Dixielandjazz] Is Skiffle OKOM?

[Harry Callaghan]

Rick:

No one ever gets "scolded" here on DJML............scalded maybe, but
certainly not scolded.

HC

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Rick <rickz at usermail.com> wrote:

> On 1/16/2011 11:59 AM, Beth Schweitzer wrote:
>
>> Hi Rick,
>>
>> My first introduction to skiffle was seeing the Boondockers at a "trad
>> jazz" festival, with, among others, the incredible, late, great, Bill
>> Gunter on washboard, and of course our very own Bob Ringwald on piano.
>>
>> Based on the fact that their venues were the most crowded of the
>> festival, and on the music itself, I would have to say skiffle is very
>> much OKOM.
>>
>> Having said that, I think it would very much depend on the repertoire of
>> the skiffle band. The Boondockers played much more "dixieland" style
>> music than the washboard wizards clip you referred to. Perhaps they were
>> playing to their audience, but based on the band's members, I think they
>> were playing what they wanted to play. And I really enjoyed it.
>>
>> Beth
>>
>> I was going to use the Wizardz version of "Happy Feet" -- which (I guess)
> is a  OKOM tune.
>
> It seems to have disappeared from Youtube.   (I hate it when they do
> that!!)
>
> The Wizardz are clearly a Hot Shot cover, and Wahoo is one of the HHS best
> known tunes.
>
> They have a guitar (or banjo), a washboard, and a horn.   That seems to be
> the principal criterion for Skiffle.
>
> I'm glad to hear opinions.   I don't much like being "scolded."
>
> Rick
>
>
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