Banjo's, Tea Chests, Thimbles & Washboards: The Great UK Skiffle Boom!

Very nearly seventy years after the event, it's impossible to convey just how big an impact skiffle had upon the teenaged youth of an austere, sepia-tinted, post-WW2 UK. This 2CD compilation features all the singers, strummers, strokers and scratchers at the forefront of the UK Skiffle Boom - more than 40 different groups/artists are featured - and includes many of the genre's biggest hits. An almost exclusively British phenomenon, propelled by home-made DIY simplicity; a cheapc banjo or acoustic guitar; a stand-up tea chest bass; a washboard; a handful of thimbles; and a kazoo, from Woolworths (optional).