A jug band is a band employing a jug player and a mix of conventional and homemade instruments. These homemade instruments are ordinary objects adapted to or modified for making sound, like the washtub bass, washboard, spoons, bones, stovepipe, jew's harp, and comb and tissue paper. The term 'jug band' is loosely used in referring to ensembles that also incorporate homemade instruments, but that are more accurately called skiffle bands, spasm bands, or juke bands because they do not include a jug player.
The washboard and frottoir are used as a percussion instrument, employing the ribbed metal surface of the cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. As traditionally used in jazz, zydeco, skiffle, jug band, and old-time music, the washboard remained in its wooden frame and is played primarily by tapping, but also scraping the washboard with thimbles. Often the washboard has additional traps, such as a wood block, a cowbell, and even small cymbals.
The music of Taiwan reflects the diverse culture of Taiwanese people. Taiwan has undergone several economic, social, and political changes through its cultural history, and Taiwanese music reflects those issues in its way. The music of the country has adopted a mixed style. As a country rich in Chinese folk culture and with many indigenous tribes with their own distinct artistic identity, various folk music styles are appreciated in Taiwan. In addition, people in Taiwan highly appreciate various style of Western classical music and pop music. Taiwan is a major Mandopop hub.
Taiwan Space Agency, formerly the National Space Organization (NSPO) from 1991 to 2023, is the national civilian space agency of the Taiwan, under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council. TASA is involved in the development of space technologies and related research.
Stanley Huang is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor.
Hold That Tiger is the fourth album released by The Muddy Basin Ramblers. The album was nominated for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Recording Package category.
In Taiwan, some of the most popular sports include baseball, basketball, badminton, football, softball, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Martial arts such as tai chi and taekwondo are also practiced by many people. International-known athletes include Jeremy Lin, Tai Tzu-ying, Kuo Hsing-chun, Yu Chang, Chien-Ming Wang, Lin Yun-ju, Yang Chuan-kwang, Chou Tien-chen, Hsieh Su-wei, and Yani Tseng among others.
CSBC Corporation, Taiwan is a company that produces ships for civilian and military use in Taiwan. It is headquartered in Kaohsiung, with shipyards in Kaohsiung and Keelung. For decades it was a state-owned enterprise which also produced commercial vessels for foreign customers. it was privatized in 2008, involving an IPO.
Uğur Rıfat Karlova is a Turkish-Taiwanese stand-up comedian, actor, TV host, showman, and writer.
TC Lin, previously known as Thomas Christopher Locke or TC Locke, is an American-born Taiwanese photographer, writer, and filmmaker. A former U.S. citizen, he renounced his U.S. citizenship to naturalise in Taiwan as a citizen of the Republic of China in 1994. He is best known for his 2003 book about his service in the Republic of China Army, Counting Mantou.
Antoanetta "Annie" Ivanova is an Australian curator, author, and entrepreneur.
Jeff Locker (傑夫) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, host, and author. He appeared on Marvel's Agent Carter, in feature films Stasis, Warner Bros. release Disaster L.A. and Taiwanese box office smash Formula 17 (17歲的天空), in multiple sketches on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and starred as Peter Timms in the play Chinglish by David Henry Hwang. Among his several award-winning plays, The Forgotten Place won the 43rd Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival and is published and licensed worldwide by Samuel French. The short film adaption of The Forgotten Place won 21 awards during its film festival run. As a screenwriter, he made The Black List's GLAAD List and won the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he was the host of the 75th Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Show, game show Who's Smart 金頭腦 on ETTV America, Sony AXN's Fear Challenge, as well as a host at the Huading Awards, Golden Horse Awards and Golden Bell Awards. He also published eight bestselling books on learning English and understanding American culture and has lectured extensively throughout Taiwan and China.
The New Power Party (NPP) is a political party in Taiwan formed in early 2015. The party emerged from the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014, and advocates for universal human rights, civil and political liberties, as well as Taiwan independence/nationalism. The party is a part of the political phenomenon known as the "Third Force" (第三勢力), in which new political parties, unaligned with traditional Pan-Green or Pan-Blue Coalitions, sought to provide an alternative in Taiwanese politics. Nevertheless, the NPP's policies are very much aligned with and closely match the Pan-Green camp; thus the NPP cooperated with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) against the Kuomintang (KMT) in the 2016 elections, going as far as not to run in traditional KMT strongholds to avoid competition with the DPP. The party works in tandem with a perceived generational shift towards Taiwan-centrism as the new socio-cultural norm.
52 Hz, I Love You is a 2017 Taiwanese musical drama film directed by Wei Te-sheng. It was released on 26 January 2017.
Lin Mei-hsiu is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She strived with her perseverance and later produced signature works and become well-known in Taiwan. Lin has starred in various genres of works in her career, including stage shows, TV series, and movies, being acquainted with Taiwanese by her activity in the drama field. Due to her excellent acting skills, Lin has also received prestigious awards including the Golden Horse Award and the Golden Bell Award.
Taiwania is a supercomputer series in Taiwan owned by the National Applied Research Laboratories.
The artistic heritage of Taiwan is extremely diverse with multiple major influences and periods. Traditionally most arts were practiced for religious or ceremonial purposes. Art was first formalized under the Japanese but did not flourish until the democratic period. Art collecting has a long history in Taiwan and today Taiwan is one of the world's most significant art markets.
Jug Band Millionaire is the fifth album released by The Muddy Basin Ramblers. The album was nominated for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Recording Package category. The album is composed of fifteen tracks including jug band standards and originals. Also included with the physical album is a 33-page booklet with song notes, sheet music, and jug band history notes.
Formosa Medicine Show is the second album released by The Muddy Basin Ramblers. It was nominated for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Recording Package category.
The Dance Age is the first EP released by The Muddy Basin Ramblers. It was released alongside a collaborative project with Naughty Swing, a swing dancing troupe based in Taipei, Taiwan. A music video covering the 1938 Taiwanese classic Dance Age was released alongside the EP.
