Skruff

{{Short description|Rock band from Derry, Northern Ireland}}

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| origin = Derry, Northern Ireland

| genre = Electronic rock, indie rock

| years_active = 2000 – 2010

| label = None

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| website = [http://www.myspace.com/skruffderry Skruff]

| current_members = Conor McGowan, Peter Eastwood, Aodhan Doherty

| past_members = John McLaughlan

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Skruff were a four-piece rock band from Derry, Northern Ireland. They were formed when members Conor McGowan, Peter Eastwood and Aodhan Doherty met at Lumen Christi College and formed a band at the age of 15. They released five EPs and toured regularly in Northern Ireland and England, including dates in Lancaster and Manchester.,{{cite web|url=http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/SC/free/291264076259893.php |title=© The Strabane Chronicle - Entertainment Index |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321035952/http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/SC/free/291264076259893.php |accessdate=2020-06-06|archive-date=21 March 2009 }} they also supported The Twang, The Futureheads and The Enemy.

Their music was played on BBC Radio 1, Across The Line, Channel 4 Radio and BBC 6 Music.(17 July 2007). "[http://www.derryjournal.com/9231/VFormation-Ed-Zealous-and-Skruff.3033767.jp V/Formation, Ed Zealous and Skruff set to share Limelight]", Derry Journal. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.

In 2009, they released their final EP which included the lead single "This Is Not Ok!" and the video for the track was shot in Derry City Centre.

The Belfast Telegraph has characterized their music as "dance enhanced rock with electrifying pop melodies".(11 July 2008). "Essential gigs", The Belfast Telegraph, p. 8.