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Washboard Jungle was a four-man group that combined elements of folk music, classic rock, comedy, dance, and performance art.〔Jan Stuart, review of Washboard Jungle in "Bad Clean Fun" at HERE Arts Center, New York Newsday, Feb. 21, 1994〕 The members included Bob Goldberg (keyboards, accordion, bulbul tarang, percussion, vocals), Henry Hample (banjo, fiddle, mandolin, ukulele, percussion, vocals), McPaul Smith (bass guitar, jug, percussion, vocals), and Stuart Cameron Vance (guitars, kazoo, percussion, vocals). They took their name from the movie Blackboard Jungle.〔Tim Coffey, "The Boys in the Jug Band," Washington Blade, Nov. 8, 1991〕 The group was founded in New York City in 1989 by Henry Hample,〔Joshua Lowe, "Washboards at DC Arts Center," Baltimore Alternative, November 1991〕 the son of noted humorist Stuart Hample.〔Dale Anderson, "Dreams Grow Up," Buffalo News, Oct. 19, 1990〕 Often referred to as a "post-modern jug band,"〔Wayne Robins, "Extremes From Punk to 'Purple,'" New York Newsday, Feb. 1, 1991〕〔Paul E. Comeau, "The Wash Cycle" CD review, Dirty Linen, December 1994/January 1995〕 they used approximately 40 musical instruments and household utensils in their live shows, including washboards, spoons, bongos, pennywhistle, melodica, a potato masher, a carrot grater, a toy hammer, a vacuum cleaner, water glasses, and digital samplers.〔Chuck Cuminale, "Gabba Gabba," Rochester City Newspaper, March 14, 1991〕〔Eve Zibart, "It's a Jungle Out There," Washington Post, June 26, 1992〕〔Blake Green, "Heads Up: Washboard Jungle," New York Newsday, Feb. 15, 1994〕〔"Surfacing," New York Times, March 6, 1994〕 They reinterpreted traditional folk songs, and the songs of other artists ranging from Hoagy Carmichael to Pink Floyd, but also wrote original songs in a comic vein.〔 The group had a longstanding relationship with the New York experimental performance space Dixon Place,〔Wif Stenger, "Cement Mixer," New York Press, Sept. 15, 1989〕〔John Hammond, review of "Bad Neighbors: The Soap Opera" at Dixon Place, New York Native, Oct. 29, 1990〕〔Robert Makin, "Washboard Jungle," East Coast Rocker, March 6, 1991〕 and performed at other New York theatrical and music venues, including regular appearances in the "No Shame" series at the Public Theater.〔"'Chowder' Time," New York Daily News, Nov. 30, 1992〕〔Susan Shapiro, "Tryout Puts the Rest to 'Shame,'" New York Post, Dec. 10, 1992〕 They also toured to festivals, colleges, and other venues from Maine to North Carolina. They sometimes performed for children,〔〔"Stuff for Kids," New York Daily News, Feb. 20, 1993〕 and they continue to receive airplay on kids' radio programs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WXPN Playlist for 04-09-2012 )〕 They officially disbanded in 1994 but have reunited several times since. == Discography == *''The Wash Cycle'', 1994 *''The Brown Album'', 2000 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washboard Jungle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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