Singer and guitarist Paul Gillett is a long-time fan of Italian music and has travelled to Italy multiple times to discover music of both the folk and popular song traditions of the peninsula. He also performs his original music under the name Floyd Thursby, and is a member of French gypsy jazz ensemble La Mauvaise Réputation. In 2021 Thursby founded Skiffle Party, Australia’s only band dedicated to reviving the little-known but highly influential skiffle genre that launched the 1960s UK rock scene.