skiffle
Homemade instrument genre
Skiffle is a style of popular music originating in 1950s Britain, blending American folk, blues, and jazz with a do-it-yourself spirit.
Skiffle bands typically featured guitars alongside improvised instruments like washboards, tea-chest basses, and jugs.
The genre launched several British rock musicians, including members of the Beatles.
He learned guitar playing in a skiffle group as a teenager.
Ridged laundry surface
- kazooBuzzing voice-powered instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
musical saw · jug · harmonica · spoons · percussion · acoustic · homemade · rhythm section
Mournful American music genre
- folkRegular common people
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- trad jazzEarly acoustic jazz style
- DixielandEarly New Orleans jazz
rockabilly · country · roots · American · ballad · storytelling · oral tradition · heritage
Prepared at one's residence
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- repurposedConverted to new use
found objects · self-made · amateur · accessible · low-cost · inventive · garage · grassroots
Cheerfully optimistic
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- swingSuspended recreational seat
tempo · groove · backbeat · strumming · percussive · energetic · raw · lively
Contrived sentimental rubbish
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
Woody Guthrie · string band · vaudeville · medicine show · work songs
Of the United Kingdom
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- coffee barsEstablishments serving espresso drinks
- SohoLondon entertainment quarter
- youth movementOrganized effort by adolescents
post-war · amateur · Beatles · John Lennon
washboard
Ridged laundry surface
- kazooBuzzing voice-powered instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
ukulele · musical saw · jug · harmonica · spoons · percussion · acoustic · homemade · rhythm section
blues
Mournful American music genre
Dixieland · rockabilly · country · roots · American · ballad · storytelling · oral tradition · heritage · working-class
homemade
Prepared at one's residence
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
repurposed · found objects · self-made · amateur · accessible · low-cost · inventive · garage · grassroots · do-it-yourself
upbeat
Cheerfully optimistic
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
swing · tempo · groove · backbeat · strumming · percussive · energetic · raw · lively · infectious
hokum
Contrived sentimental rubbish
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
Woody Guthrie · New Orleans · string band · vaudeville · medicine show · work songs
British
Of the United Kingdom
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- coffee barsEstablishments serving espresso drinks
- SohoLondon entertainment quarter
youth movement · post-war · amateur · Beatles · John Lennon
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- oldiesElvis, golden oldies, Hound Dog, oldies, Johnny B. Goode
- British MusicThe Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- American Rootsblues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz
- folk genresbluegrass, Americana, Irish folk, Appalachian, traditional folk
skiffleorchestral music
Music for full ensemble
arena rock · symphonic rock · symphonic music · progressive rock · prog rock
skifflesymphony orchestra
Large ensemble for classical music
philharmonic · classical ensemble · chamber music · big band · concert band
skiffleclassical music
Western orchestral tradition
opera · symphonic music · art music · chamber music · orchestral arrangements