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      • [Brown wax home recording of Polly Vaughn, played on cornet by Michael J. Hoolihan, and How dry I am, played on violin].

[Brown wax home recording of Polly Vaughn, played on cornet by Michael J. Hoolihan, and How dry I am, played on violin].

Cylinder12933

Performer:
Hoolihan, Michael J.
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 149-01, Originally acquired: John Levin, 2011).

Announcement at beginning: "[Colleen Bawn (?)], played on the cornet by Michael J. Hoolihan, the rabbit tamer of [Lone Star (?)], formerly of County Kerry, Ireland."

Place of recording likely the United States.

Brown wax cylinder.

Michael J. Hoolihan, cornet.

Description:

Cornet solo of the folk song known variously as Polly Vaughn, Molly Bawn, etc. Afterwards, man says: "Say, Tom [...], sing us that song that you used to sing the morning after we found him down in the coal bin in the storage house." Violin solo of "How Dry I Am."

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 159.2 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/f3bv7g39
Catalog System Number:
990041106940203776
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.