Wondering how to use Skiffle in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Skiffle in a sentence
Skiffle meaning
A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments.
Synonyms of Skiffle
Using Skiffle
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments.
- Useful related words include: popular music, popular music genre.
- In the example corpus, skiffle often appears in combinations such as: skiffle group, the skiffle.
Context around Skiffle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skiffle
- In this selection, "skiffle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, english, five, vibrant, group, boom and bands stand out and add context to how "skiffle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the skiffle influenced 39 and colyer s skiffle group. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skiffle" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skiffle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Soon afterwards, he became interested in the UK skiffle craze, developing a fervent admiration for the genre. (17 words)
Korner made his first official record on Decca Records DFE 6286 in the company of Ken Colyer 's Skiffle Group. (20 words)
A number of jug bands appeared there in the late 60s in addition to the skiffle bands including the Anglo-American Filharmonious Jug Band. (24 words)
A friend of his father's taught Harrison how to play " Whispering ", "Sweet Sue" and " Dinah ", and, inspired by Donegan's music, Harrison formed a skiffle group called the Rebels with his brother Peter and a friend, Arthur Kelly. (39 words)
May also performed notable acoustic works, including the acoustic guitar live version of " Love of My Life " from 1975's A Night at the Opera, the finger-picked solo of "White Queen" and the skiffle -influenced "'39". (37 words)
Jug band revival One of the first recordings of the folk era jug band revival was by The Orange Blossom Jug Five, Skiffle in Stereo, made in 1958 for the poorly-distributed Lyrichord label. (34 words)
Example sentences (8)
From there, the route to the English skiffle boom — a punk-like DIY revolution that built the bridge between trad jazz and rock ’n’ roll — is complicated.
A friend of his father's taught Harrison how to play " Whispering ", "Sweet Sue" and " Dinah ", and, inspired by Donegan's music, Harrison formed a skiffle group called the Rebels with his brother Peter and a friend, Arthur Kelly.
A number of jug bands appeared there in the late 60s in addition to the skiffle bands including the Anglo-American Filharmonious Jug Band.
Jug band revival One of the first recordings of the folk era jug band revival was by The Orange Blossom Jug Five, Skiffle in Stereo, made in 1958 for the poorly-distributed Lyrichord label.
Korner made his first official record on Decca Records DFE 6286 in the company of Ken Colyer 's Skiffle Group.
Many Lancashire towns had vibrant skiffle scenes in the late 1950s, out of which by the early 1960s a flourishing culture of beat groups began to emerge, particularly around Liverpool and Manchester.
May also performed notable acoustic works, including the acoustic guitar live version of " Love of My Life " from 1975's A Night at the Opera, the finger-picked solo of "White Queen" and the skiffle -influenced "'39".
Soon afterwards, he became interested in the UK skiffle craze, developing a fervent admiration for the genre.
Common combinations with skiffle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: