Just fallen into the Lonnie Donnegan thread...good stuff. I too went to the great Skiffle night at the Albert Hall..fine performances from all especially LD and Nancy Whiskey whose version of Freight Train I still love after all these years. Surprise of the evening for me was Joe Brown, sans 'bruvvers' jamming away on mandolin and fiddle and a damned fine job he was doing...ignoramus that I am, I never realised what an excellent folk instrumentalist he was. Did anyone see the lengthy documentary about Ramblin' Jack Elliot? From memory he wasn't too complimentary about LD who was I reckon THE seminal influence on so many Brit bands of the 60's. Clearly not so to US musicians who already had Elizabeth Cotton, Woody, Cisco, Leadbelly et al. What Donnegan did was introduce us to this wonderful music and for that he can't be thanked enough. If anyone gets a chance...go see him!