Founded in 1976 by a closely knit group of young people in Vistabella, South Trinidad, these globe-trotting ambassadors chalked up seven Panorama victories and were Runners-up in on three occasions. In between, there were other accolades like Caribbean Festival Winner (1977) and Best Beating Steelband in the Prime Minister's Best Village Competition (1976-1983).
The Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra has been the leader among Ensemble groups
in Trinidad and Tobago, however they have, since 1993, donned Conventional Orchestra
Status and have challenged the very best in that category.
Their tenacity together with their commitment to the development and marketing
of the steelpan, has made them a clear leader. In the short period since that
time, the band has chalked up 1st place in the South/Central Region Panorama
Competition 1996, 1997 and has place 6th at the National Finals in 1995 and
5th in 1997. Placed 4th in the 1995 National Pan Chutney Competition and 2nd
in 1996, as well as winning the Best Dress and Best Oriental Percussion categories.
TCL Group Skiffle Bunch won the South leg of the 1998 Steelband Festival, placed
3rd in the National Final for Orchestras and was the overall winner of the first
World Steelband Festival held in October 2000.
The band has three (3) CDs and three (3) albums and is a recipient of many national and international awards
Special Achievements – National Portfolio
1977 Caribbean Festival
Winners
1977 - 1980 Pan Round Neck Winners Panorama
1977 - 1983 Best Beating Steelband in the Prime Minister's Best Village Competition
1978 Featured on First Day Cover Trinidad & Tobago Carnival $1.00 Postal
Stamps
1980 Best Tune Of Choice (Steelband Music Festival)
1981 - 1984 Runner Up Pan Round Neck Competition
1982 Best Test Piece, Steelband Music Festival
1984 Best Tune of Choice, Best Test Piece and Overall Winners (Steelband Music
Festival)
1985 Panorama Winners, Pan Round The Neck
1985 - 1988 Caribbean Festival Winners, Pan Round The Neck
1986 Best Tune of Choice, Best Test Piece and Overall Winners (Steelband Music
Festival)
1987 Panorama Winners, Pan Round The Neck
1988 Best Tune of Choice, Best Test Piece and Overall Winners (Steelband Music
Festival)
1988 Panorama Winners, Pan Round The Neck
1989 6th Place - Pan Ramajay Competition (Conventional Bands)
1990 1st Runner Up - Hindi Nidhi Competition (Conventional Bands)
1990 Presented a Classical Concert named ‘Feeling The Classics I’
1990 National Award Recipient - Hummingbird Silver in the sphere of Culture
1991 4th Place - Pan Ramajay Competition (Conventional Bands)
1992 International Heineken Promotional Film
1993 Convert officially to a Conventional Band
1994 5th Place - South/Central Zone Panorama Final
1995 3rd Place - South/Central Zone Panorama Final
1995 6th Place - National Panorama Final
1995 4th Place - National Pan Chutney Competition
1996 South/Central Zone Panorama Final Winner
1996 10th Place - National Panorama Final
1996 2nd Place - National Pan Chutney Competition, Arrival Day Celebration
1996 Best Dressed, Best Oriental Percussion, Best Tune of Choice, National Pan
Chutney Competition, Arrival Day Celebration
1997 1st Place - South/Central Zone Panorama Final
1997 5th Place - National Panorama Final
1997 1st Place - CEPAC Promotions Religious Competition
1997 2nd Place - National Pan Chutney Competition
1997 Best Dressed, Best Chutney Dancer, National Pan Chutney Competition
1997 Presented a Classical Concert named ‘Feeling The Classics II’
1998 3rd Place – South/Central Zone Panorama Final
1998 National Panorama Final Competition Finalist
1998 Sunshine Award Recipient – “Call to the Ancestors”
1998 1st Place Orchestras, South/Central Zone Pan Is Beautiful IX Competition
1998 2nd Place Ensemble, South/Central Zone Pan Is Beautiful IX Competition
1998 4th Place National Orchestras, Pan Is Beautiful IX Competition
1998 3rd Place National Ensemble, Pan Is Beautiful IX Competition
1998 Qualifier for the World Steelband Festival Competition, October 2000
1999 2nd Place – South/Central Zone Panorama Final
1999 8th Place National Panorama Final Competition
2000 4th Place - South/Central Zone Panorama Final
2000 National Panorama Final
Competition Finalist
2000 4th Place Pan In the 21st Century Competition
2000 1st Place ‘Tribute to Roaring Lion’ Competition
2000 Best Overall Band – Point Fortin Borough Day Celebration ‘Pan
On De Move’ Competition
2000 1st Place Bomb Tune Category – Point Fortin Borough Day Celebration
‘Pan On De Move’ Competition
2000 2nd Place 1990 Calypso Category – Point Fortin Borough Day Celebration
‘Pan On De Move’ Competition
2000 4th Place 2000 Calypso Category – Point Fortin Borough Day Celebration
‘Pan On De Move’ Competition
2000 Best South/Central Band – Point Fortin Borough Day Celebration ‘Pan
On De Move’ Competition
2000 World Steelband Music Festival 2000 Champion
2001 5th Place National Panorama Competition Final
2001 2nd Place Pan In the 21st Century Competition
2001 2nd Place - South/Central Zone Panorama Final
2001 1st Place ‘Tribute to Roaring Lion’ Competition
2002 1st Place – South/Central Zone Panorama Final
2002 National Panorama Final
Competition Finalist
2002 1st Place ‘Tribute to Roaring Lion’ Competition
2002 1st Place National Leg, World Steelband Music Festival
2002 2nd Place World Steelband Music Festival