Kick'n'Rush

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Artist: Kick'n'Rush Telephone Number: 01623 648236 Website: Artists website Email Address: E mail address Variety: Group Style: Family Entertainment, Folk, Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll Backing: Instruments Age Group: All ages Add a Review

Description If you see or contact this artist please tell them you've seen them on South Yorkshire Entertainment .com Kick 'n' Rush Comedy Skiffle Band formed in 1980, but the origins of the band began to take shape much earlier under the name of Maun Valley Ramblers during the 60's followed by The Shambles in the 70's. Their music consists of Skiffle, Comedy, Folk and Rock 'n' Roll with their influences stretching from Lonnie Donnegan and Woody Guthrie through to the Beatles. What is Skiffle? Skiffle was developed in the mid 1950's and is a blend of folk songs with an up tempo Jazz and Rock rythm. The music is happy and spontaneous and best of all it can be played on improvised instruments such as the wash board and tea chest bass (as used by Kick 'n' Rush). This gave the working class a chance to start their own bands and indeed Skiffle groups were formed in every town and village across Britain. At the height of the craze there where probably more people playing Skiffle music than listening to it! Today, refusing to accept new musical technology Kick 'n' Rush are still performing the greats in their own unique style some 40 years after Skiffle's hey day.