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skiffle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | popular music, popular music genre |
Examples of skiffle
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Yet mum bought him a guitar and he and his brother Peter formed a skiffle group.
From the edition.cnn.com
As a teenager he worked as a bricklayer and played guitar in a skiffle group at night.
From the express.co.uk
Baker compares his approach to art to what skiffle did to the music industry in the 1950s.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Skiffle is often said to have developed from New Orleans jazz, but this has been disputed.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hylda Sims has been a skiffle star, a folk singer, communard, teacher and single parent.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
As John forsakes school to start a skiffle band, a rift with cautious Mimi is inevitable.
From the stltoday.com
They had a skiffle band in the early 1960s but moved on to playing more traditional material.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Skiffle stayed in the group's repertoire for a while, but Lennon had little patience for it.
From the newsfeed.time.com
The former play a well worn brand of post-Libertines nu-skiffle.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments
- Skiffle is a type of popular music with jazz, blues, folk, roots and country influences, usually using homemade or improvised instruments. ...
- A type of music popular to some extent in Britain in the 50s. Skiffle bands played a mix of folk, jug band, pop and music hall sounds. The word seems to be connected to improvised jazz bands of the 20s. ...
- A job needed in a hurry.
