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[Brown wax home recording of group singing Old folks at home and man talking about a picnic].

Cylinder12844

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

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 124-01).

Announcement at beginning: "By the [crowd (?)] for the Columbia Phonograph Company of New York, Paris, and York."

Brown wax cylinder.

Place of recording likely the United States.

Performers not given.

Description:

Mixed chorus sings "Old Folks at Home," followed by man reciting and speaking, including a list of items various people would be taking to a picnic; concludes with group singing "So say we all of us" to the tune of "God Save the Queen."

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 108.1 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/f3vd6xx7
Catalog System Number:
990041107830203776
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.