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      • Brown wax home recording of Hoo-ee (ain't you coming out tonight), sung by Harriet Racine (?) Baker, and man singing Show me the Scotsman who doesn't love the thistle

Brown wax home recording of Hoo-ee (ain't you coming out tonight), sung by Harriet Racine (?) Baker, and man singing Show me the Scotsman who doesn't love the thistle

Cylinder13120

Performer:
Baker, Harriet Racine
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1908
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Harriet Racine (?) Baker.

Announcement at beginning: "Ain't You Coming Out Tonight, Harriet [Racine (?)] Baker."

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 279-01).

Brown wax cylinder.

Place of recording likely the United States.

Description:

Female vocal, "Hoo-ee," followed by male vocal, "Show me the Scotsman who doesn't love the thistle"; latter is a college fight song, referring in this case to "Old Eli," a nickname for Yale University.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 177.0 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/f3hh6jjp
Catalog System Number:
990041105070203776
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.