On twitter I have found a tweet about an online exhibition about Songs of Virginia Tragedies which can be found on the homepage of the Blueridge Institute: Deathly Lyrics: Songs of Virginia Tragedies (link no more available) A story told in song, the ballad has for centuries been a means for passing history from one …
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The Virtual Gramophone is a site where thousands of recordings from the early 20th century from Canada can be found as podcasts or for immediate download. Welcome to the Library and Archives of Canada’s Virtual Gramophone, a multimedia website devoted to the early days of Canadian recorded sound, providing an overview of the 78-rpm era …
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Beside the Cylinder Preservation Project about which I have recently written in my blog I have found some other historical recordings. A radio staion in New York has a weekly feature with historical recordings played from Edison-cylinders and other old recordings on the original devices. I have found the following recordings with mandolin. Those broadcasts …
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Mario de Pietro was a mandolin and banjo player who was very popular in the 1930 in the UK. Several movies have been preserved in the archives of British Pathe. The videos are also available on youtube. JOAN REVEL AND MARIO DE PIETRO Schön Rosmarin (Kreidler) /Lollipops (8.9.1930) Playlist MARIO DE PIETRO Additional information The …
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