Moving On Skiffle: Vinyl LP Twenty-Two-Twenties (22-20s) recorded at the Festival Express

recorded at the Festival Express in Toronto and Calgary in Canada in June and July

Drew McBride

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Moving On Skiffle: Vinyl LP Twenty-Two-Twenties (22-20s) recorded at the Festival ExpressIt should come as no surprise that Van Morrison has made an album inspired by skiffle. Van Morrisons love of skiffle dates back to his childhood. He would hang out at the famed Belfast record store Atlantic Records, where hed hear early 20th century folk, blues and jazz from the likes of Lead Belly and Jelly Roll Morton. So when he heard Lonnie Donegans take on Rock Island Line he intuitively understood the music he was creating. Before long, Van