Antique 78rpm Records of early Irish/Scottish Traditional Music
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Lot of 15 Antique 78 rpm records of early Irish/Scottish Traditional Music
Some nice musical history of Irish Music recorded in the USA by and for immigrants in the early part of the 20th century.
Note that 8 records are shown in the first picture; the other 7 are in the 2nd picture.
These are recordings of Irish traditional music, with a bit of Scottish thrown in. I believe most of them date from the 1920s and 1930s, but one (Columbia 2217) goes back to 1916 (see note below).
The Ward Irish Music Archives has this to say about Columbia 2217, recorded in 1916: "The Herborn and Wheeler accordion/banjo duo were the first musicians that Ellen O'Byrne offered up to Columbia to record Irish dance tunes. Since the deal required O'Byrne to buy 500 to 1,000 copies in advance to sell through the O'Byrne Dewitt store, she went door-to-door in the Irish neighborhoods to announce the impending release of the recording. The disc sold out in no time and proved there was a market for Irish music in America...It was recorded on September 15, 1916 in New York..."
I am selling these in as-is condition. I have verified that they are all playable but they do generally have surface noise, pops, general wear and visual defects, so bid accordingly. Someone appears to have dripped candle wax on the A side of Okeh 4383; it still plays.
Shipping to U.S. only
The list below shows label, label color, serial #, title, artist, and comments (if any).
Actuelle,Black,22092,Reel/Jig Medleys,Boudini Bros, Harmony,Red,867-H,Medley of Old Time Jigs/Reels,K. Scanlon,Fiddling Solo w. Piano accomp Vocalion,Black,14420,Stack of Barley/Hornpipe Medley,McNamara Trio,red wax Columbia,Blue,A2217,Rocky Road to Dublin/Stack of Barley,Herborn and Wheeler, Columbia,Blue,A2951,Jig Medley/Hornpipe Medley,John J. Kimmel, Decca,Blue,12061,St Patrick's Day/Job of Journeywork,Pat Roche's Harp + Shamrock Orchestra, Decca,Black,12017,Boyne Hunt/Shaskeen Reel/All the Way/Rakes of Mallow,Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band, Okeh,Purple,4383,Kildare Fancy/Frieze Breeches,Tom Ennis (Irish Pipes), Victor,Black Dog,18207,Reel Medleys,John J. Kimmel, Columbia,Blue,A702,Strathspey/Reel and Jig,Peter Wyper, D & R Record,Blue,3595,Selection of Jigs/Hornpipes,Peter Wyper, Columbia,Blue,A2147,Maid Behind the Bar/Rambler's Jig,Herborn and Wheeler, Imperial,Purple,1700,Highland Strathspey/Bridal,Dan Wyper,accordion Silvertone,Orange,39146,The Irish Washerwoman,Orchestra,single sided Victor,Black Dog,17849,Irish Reels Medleys,John J. Kimmel,
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