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Join AVID Entertainment as we set out to prove that Skiffle was a little more than just a vehicle for a certain Mr Lonnie Donegan! Our Essential Skiffle collection unashamedly includes a number of the great mans efforts but we are however pleased to include a number of other contenders for the Skiffle crown. Chas McDevitt for one, had a number of hits and was indeed huge in the States for a while. Meanwhile Lonnies nemeses The Vipers were always hot on his heels trying to stop him nicking their songs! Then who could ever forget Johnny Duncans Last Train To San Fernando or Dick Bishops It Takes A Worried Man. Along the way we feature classic British jazzmen Ken Colyer and Chris Barber both of whom found some success with this most limited of musical genres. And lets not forget the ladies of Skiffle, the legendary Peggy Seeger is featured here, as are Beryl Bryden and Betty Smith. Skiffle had its own unique place in British musical history and without it we would not have The Beatles, The Stones or Led Zeppelin, to say nothing of all the bands those three alone have influenced! For a craze that lasted for such a short time and that was so musically limited Skiffle proved, ( in the same way that Punk would do twenty years later), that anyone can make it if they have the energy and determination to succeed ( of course, a modicum of talent also helps too!) Our Skiffle survey takes in the highlights of this funny old genre and gives it a good old shaking down, and you know, it makes for a really enjoyable listening experience! So pick up yer washboard, give yer comb a clean and start skiffling!
CD1 1. Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line 2. The Vipers - Dont You Rock Me Daddy O 3. Chas McDevitt - Freight Train 4. Johnny Duncan - Last Train To San Fernado 5. Lonnie Donegan - Putting On The Style 6. Ken Colyer - Downbound Train 7. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (Vocalist: Dick Bishop) - It Takes A Worried Man 8. Peggy Seeger - Cumberland Gap 9. The Vipers - Railroad Steamboat 10. Chris Barber Skiffle Group (Vocalist: Lonnie Donegan) - Long Gone 11. Chas McDevitt - New Orleans 12. City Ramblers Skiffle Group - 900 Miles 13. Chris Barber Skiffle Group (Vocalist: Johnny Duncan & Dick Bishop) - Doin My Time 14. Ken Colyer - Sportin Life 15. Avon Cities Skiffle Group - Fisherman Blues 16. City Ramblers - Good Morning Blues 17. Chris Barber Skiffle Group (Vocalist: Dick Bishop) - Gypsy Davey 18. Beryl Bryden Skiffle Group - Casey Jones 19. The Vipers - Pick A Bale Of Cotton 20. Ken Colyer Skiffle Group - KC Moan 21. Peggy Seeger - Sail Away Lady 22. Alan Lomax & The Ramblers - Railroad Man 23. The Vipers - Wanderin 24. Johnny Duncan - Freight Train Blues 25. Betty Smiths Skiffle Group - Theres A Blue Ridge Round My Heart
CD2 1. Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap 2. Chas McDevitt - Greenback Dollar 3. The Vipers - It Takes A Worried Man 4. Johnny Duncan - Footprints In The Snow 5. Peggy Seeger - Freight Train 6. Ken Colyer - House Rent Stomp 7. Lonnie Donegan - Dont You Rock Me Daddy O 8. Chris Barbers Skiffle Group (Vocailist: Dick Bishop & Johnny Duncan) - Cant You Line Em 9. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (Vocalist: Dick Bishop) - Ballad Of Jesse James 10. Beryl Bryden - Kansas City Blues 11. Johnny Parker - No.69 12. Johhny Duncan - Johnnys Blue Yodel 13. Lonnie Donegan - Midnight Special 14. Avon City Skiffle Group - This Little Light Of Mine 15. Johnny Duncan - Blue Blue Heartache 16. City Ramblers - Boodle AM Shake 17. The Vipers - Streamline Train 18. Ken Colyer - This Train 19. Alexis Korners Skiffle Group - Roundhouse Stomp 20. Johnny Duncan - Get Along Home Cindy 21. Chris Barbers Skiffle Group (Vocalist: Johnny Duncan & Dick Bishop) - Where Could I Go? 22. Peggy Seeger - Bring A Little Water Sylvie 23. City Ramblers - Careless Love 24. Betty Smiths Skiffle Group - Double Shuffle 25. Bob Wallis Wash - Its Tight Like That |