I ran into this today on TheViolinist.com website:
The Library of Congress and Sony Music Entertainment today unveiled a new website of over 10,000 rare historic sound recordings available to the public for the first time digitally. The site is called the “National Jukebox” (www.loc.gov/jukebox/).
Developed by the Library of Congress, with assets provided by Sony Music Entertainment, the National Jukebox offers free online access to a vast selection of music and spoken-word recordings produced in the U.S. between the years 1901 and 1925.
I've just sampled a few of the audio recordings and they are wonderful bits of the past.
I know there's not much - if anything - for Irish Traditional Music - but I sure enjoyed listening to a recording of Thomas Dooley speaking to a group of Suffragettes in 1910.
On browsing through the database the only example of Irish Traditional Music I noticed was a 1924 Victrola recording of Frank Quinn playing "The Young Teetotaler". There may be others, of course, but my browsing was rather limited.
"The National Jukebox" - U.S.
"The National Jukebox" - U.S.
I ran into this today on TheViolinist.com website:
The Library of Congress and Sony Music Entertainment today unveiled a new website of over 10,000 rare historic sound recordings available to the public for the first time digitally. The site is called the “National Jukebox” (www.loc.gov/jukebox/).
Developed by the Library of Congress, with assets provided by Sony Music Entertainment, the National Jukebox offers free online access to a vast selection of music and spoken-word recordings produced in the U.S. between the years 1901 and 1925.
I've just sampled a few of the audio recordings and they are wonderful bits of the past.
# Posted on May 12th 2011 by MaryMargaret
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Thanks Mary Margaret. Looks like a treasure trove.
I had better luck with Firefox than Safari. I'm now listening to Patrick Touhey's Drowsy Maggie, take 2.
# Posted on May 12th 2011 by fidkid
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This looks like a good Bookmark, Thanks Mary I must return to it -
jim,,,
# Posted on May 12th 2011 by FIDDLE4
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I know there's not much - if anything - for Irish Traditional Music - but I sure enjoyed listening to a recording of Thomas Dooley speaking to a group of Suffragettes in 1910.
# Posted on May 13th 2011 by MaryMargaret
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On browsing through the database the only example of Irish Traditional Music I noticed was a 1924 Victrola recording of Frank Quinn playing "The Young Teetotaler". There may be others, of course, but my browsing was rather limited.
# Posted on May 13th 2011 by Trevor Jennings
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PS. The link is http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/9967
# Posted on May 13th 2011 by Trevor Jennings
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Just heard Patrick Touhey's "Drowsy Maggie/Scotch Mary/Flogging Reel recording (1919). Wow, he was an incredible piper.
# Posted on May 14th 2011 by pbassnote
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Along the same lines as the Canadian Virtual Gramophone. Excellent resources.
# Posted on May 15th 2011 by vonnieestes