1) Lonnie Donegan was a member of Chris Barber's band; it was his version of "Diggin' My Potatos."

2) No idea. An American accent?

3) No idea. Content or quality?

4) The tea chest is/was used (with a stick and string attached) as a bass in a skiffle group

5) The fotdella (`foot diller,' as in 'killer-diller') was invented and played by one man band Jesse Fuller; it was used to play bass strings by stomping on a kick drum petal with his foot