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Celtic Cylinders Vol.II Cylinders and Acoustic Discs prior to 1923 Compilation by Dan McDonald. The Songs 1. Edison 4m320 - In the Gloaming - Marie Narelle? 2. Ye Banks & Braes o' Bonnie Doon - Geraldine Farrar 3. A Breath o' Blooming Heather - George MacFarlane 4. Bonnie Dundee - Albert Wiederhold 5. Edison 13758 - Inverrary - Harry Lauder 6. Edison 23022 - A Wee Hoose 'Mang the Heather - Harry Lauder 7. Edison 4809 - Bonnie Sweet Bessie - Marie Narelle 8. Edison 4m545 - Dear Little Shamrock - Marie Narelle 9. Edison 4m702 - Killarney, O'er the Sea - 10. Edison 9293 - Leopold Mozine? (spoken intro) 11. Favorite Hornpipe - Charles D'Almaine 12. Geese in the Bog Medley - John Kimmel 13. Edison 12363 - Killecrankie - Harry Lauder 14. Loch Lomond - Evan Williams 15. I love a lassie - Sandy Shaw 16. Stack o' Barley Medley - John Kimmel 17. It's Nice to Get Up in the Mornin' (But it's nicer to lie in bed) - Harry Lauder 18. Victor 60105 - Roamin' in the Gloamin' - Harry Lauder 19. Victor 70097 - The Kilty Lads - Harry Lauder 20. Victor 70112 - Doughie the Baker - Harry Lauder 21. He Was Very Kind to Me - Harry Lauder 22. Victor 6000 - Somethin' in the bottle for the morning (fu' the noo') - Harry Lauder 23. Victor 60107 - She's the Lass for Me - Harry Lauder The Artists Harry Lauder - Known primarily for Scottish songs and comedy, Harry Lauder is very well known even today, and there are a number of websites devoted to him. He is, to some extent, an acquired taste, but his compassion for people and devotion to entertainment are legendary. Long before Bob Hope, in WWI, Harry mounted a piano on a truck and was driven to the front lines to entertain the British and allied troops. Many of his songs take traditional song melodies and rework the lyrics. Songs in this collecton: The Kilty Lads, It's Nice to Get Up in the Mornin' (But it's nicer to lie in bed), She's the Lass for Me, I've Something in the Bottle for the Morning (fu' the noo'), Roamin' in the Gloamin'. Evan Williams - (1872-1918) - a tenor (born Ffrangeon Davies to Welsh immigrant parents), he gave more than 1,000 concerts in the U.S. and many more in Britain. Loch Lomond, in this collection, was a hit in 1912 in the U.S. Charles D'Almaine (1874-1943)- Born in Britain, Charles became first violinist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. He had several hit recordings of folk music and reels, and served as accompanist for other artists. Geraldine Farrar - (1882-1967) - A famous American-born opera singer. She had 10 major hit singles between 1907 and 1916, ranging from opera to My Old Kentucky Home. George MacFarlane - (1878-1932) - Canadian who became famous starring in Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Marie Narelle (1870 - 1941)- An Australian singer (born Molly Ryan) from New South Wales. She also recorded quite a bit for Edison and other labels. I have been unable to find out anything about the following artists: John Kimmel - He recorded a number of pieces for Edison and other companies, but I know nothing about him. Sandy Shaw - ? Albert Weiderhold - ? Leopold Mozine - ? The information reported here about the musicians from Pop Memories 1890-1954 by Joel Whitburn. The Project This cd collects public domain Irish/Scottish music from cylinders and flat acoustic discs recorded before 1923. All of those with a label listed are from my collection and were recorded electronically. Those without a label (only a song title and artist) appeared on collections I have. They were recorded with a microphone in front of a wooden horn, played by an antique phonograph. My technique is to use a modern cartridge to extract as much music as is available in the recording. The former technique gives a better sense of how the recording sounded when it was played on the acoustic equipment when it first came out; my technique allows for reproduction of music that was not heard in the original playing of the song because the playback equipment was incapable of reproducing those frequencies. You may notice more sense of presence with the technique I used as well. I altered the microphone recordings through some noise reduction and adding some harmonics to the recording.

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