OLD LINE SKIFFLE
MARYLAND, USA
Skiffle has been described as folk music with a beat. A blend of ragtime, folk and blues, the skiffle craze that swept Britain in the fifties inspired thousands of youths to pick up their first guitars, washboards and tea chest basses. Even the Beatles began as a skiffle group-the Quarrymen.
Bandmembers have played with the Peashooters, Steubenville Knights, the Atomics, Blue Moment Jazz, Western Bop and the Boom Boom Cats.
OLSC have appeared at a variety of venues including the Washington Folk Festival, Roots Cafe, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion in Tennessee, Night of 100 Elvises, Iota Club, Half Moon BBQ and the Road Agents weekender in Connecticut. 2005 shows have included the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, the Rockin' 50s Fest in Green Bay, Wisconsin and a return to the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion..
Jason "Hoss" Hicks: vocals, acoustic guitar
Steve Knight: lead guitar, banjo
Louie Newmyer: string bass, vocals
Mark Pettijohn: drums, washboard
Maynard Sheppard: washboard, uke
Thommy Burns: ukulele, banjo, vocals
email: Oldlineskiffle@aol.com
booking: Louie 301-340-2615