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World Service,24 Apr 1991,28 mins

Skiffle and After

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Skiffle music uses washboards and brooms as instruments. In this programme the origins and world of the 'do-it-yourself' music style is explored by Dave Gelly, with examples from Woody Guthrie and Peter Sellers.

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