Talk:Skiffle

what else is called "skiffle"? can this article be at skiffle?

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Good point. I dropped the link... now what is a "Skiffle"?

After looking at the dictionary, I'm not sure anymore... it only lists Skiffle Music.

Main Entry: skif·fle Pronunciation: 'ski-f&l Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1926

American jazz or folk music played entirely or in part on nonstandard instruments (as jugs, washboards, or Jew's harps); also : a derivative form of music formerly popular in Great Britain featuring vocals with a simple instrumental accompaniment

Geez, read the article! It's already in there with a cite from the OED saying it means "rent party" q.v. Ortolan88 02:25 Nov 3, 2002 (UTC)

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Ahem... that's the article I wrote. THe question was - does the word "skiffle" mean anything else? - jazz77

Ahem yourself. You didn't write the part about the OED. ortolan88

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Maybe a better question would be - does "skiffle" refer specifically to the parties themselves, or to the music played at the party? If it refers to the party itself, maybe the Skiffle article should redirect to rent party and "rent party" should mentione Skiffle Music. - jazz7

Acccording to the OED, skiffle meant "rent party", as stated. You're right that the rent party article should refer to skiffle music, but a separate article on skiffle would just be a dictionary entry. (I'd guess that skiffle in this sense was a word play on "scuffle", but there's not justification for that.) Ortolan88 02:55 Nov 3, 2002 (UTC)