Alexandria Digital Research Library

Brown wax home recording of Old folks at home, sung by mixed chorus with concertina

Cylinder12921

Composer:
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Variant Title:
Old folks at home
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Collector's slip: Private Recording. THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME. Found in the Dining Salon of the Riverboat DALLAS CITY which plied the waters of the COLUMBIA RIVER. Recorded by Portland, OR Citizens c. 1902." Another slip found with cylinder: "The Old Folks at Home. With General Noise. By the Humbugs of Williard Street.

Brown wax cylinder.

Place of recording likely the United States.

Performers not given.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 144-01, Originally acquired: Don Hill Collection, c.2000).

Announcement at beginning: "The Old Folks at Home, with general noise by the Humbugs of [Willer?] Avenue."

Description:

Mixed chorus with concertina, laughter.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 160.0 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/f3sx6cp1
Catalog System Number:
990041107060203776
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.