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      • [Brown wax home recording of banjo solo and Yankee Doodle on banjo and accordion, by the Pingtown (?) Orchestra].

[Brown wax home recording of banjo solo and Yankee Doodle on banjo and accordion, by the Pingtown (?) Orchestra].

Cylinder13162

Performer:
Pingtown Orchestra
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Announcement at beginning: "Banjo Solo by one o' the [Pingtown (?)] Orchestra"; announcement partway through: "Pretty (?) selection by the full [Pinball (?)] Orchestra."

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 289-01, Originally acquired: Bill Kocher, 2012).

Brown wax cylinder.

Place of recording likely the United States.

Pingtown (?) Orchestra.

Description:

Banjo solo, followed by "Yankee Doodle" on banjo and accordion. The name of the orchestra ("Pingtown," "Pinball") should likely be the same both times it is announced here and in 289-1.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 125.4 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3xw4j7d
Catalog System Number:
990041104650203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.