Formby played both banjolele and ukulele. I friend of mine who owns a music shop says that the uke has been the cheap instrument of choice for kids for some years now.

And WAV - Formby could have been playing the English cittern - with a feather plectrum, perhaps. - we've all been here before, haven't we? Please don't hijack a perfectly straightforward thread for the usual pseudo-nationalistic gabble.

Anyway, no-one's mentioned Tessie O'Shea yet...

And my favourite Formby songs are "In A Little Wigan Garden" and "Sitting On The Ice In The Ice Rink".

Sitting on the ice in the ice rink,
Sitting on the skates with me skates on.
It's the finest fun I've ever had -
Put it on the ice, it'll never go bad...