Invited by Greedmink of the Greekmind show to use his slot and do a double-length show, I decided to do an Armistice Day special, for the day that was in it, playing all recordings from the First World War years (1914-1918), joined in the studio by historian and Radio Survivor blogger, Matthew Lasar, and musician Meredith Axelrod who played a couple of tunes live. Unfortunately, due to technical problems beyond my control, there’s a one-hour-plus chunk missing from the middle of the podcast, and a very fantastic one-hour-plus chunk it was too, but still plenty of good listening to be had on what was recorded for posterity… Matthew, by the way, gave the show a nice mention during the week, in his thought-provoking contra-factual piece: What if broadcast radio had taken off around 1906 instead of the 1920s?

PLAYLIST:

• “Hicazkâr Peşrev (excerpt)” by Tanburi Cemil Bey from “Vols. II & III”
• “(J.S. Bach’s) Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourree I and II” by Pablo Casals from “Encores and Transcriptions, Vol. 3: Complete Acoustic Recordings, Part 1 (1915-1916)”
• “Russian Sicssors” by Oriental Orchestra from “Abe Schwartz – The Klezmer King”
• “Reels: The Salamanca/ Off Key” by John J. Kimmel from “Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music”
• “(Bohm’s) Still as the Night” by John McCormack from “The McCormack Edition, Vol. 6: The Acoustic Recordings (1915-1916)”
• “In The Trenches” by (Uncredited) from “Oh! It’s A Lovely War – Songs & Sketches of The Great War 1914-1918 (Vol. 1)”
• “La Chifflada” by Roberto Firpo y su Orquesta Típica from “Homenaje A La Guardia Vieja Del Tango: 1916-1918”
• “Biem Reben’s Sideh” by Yiddish Orkester from “Klezmer Music – Early Yiddish Instrumental Music – The First Recordings: 1908-1927”
• “Retintin” by Roberto Firpo y su Orquesta Típica from “Homenaje A La Guardia Vieja Del Tango: 1916-1918”
• “(Massenet’s) Crepuscule” by Amelita Galli-Curci from “String of Pearls – International 78s”
• “Farmyard Medley” by Permier Quartet from “Edison Sound Recordings – (Humorous Songs)”
• “Memphis Blues, or Mister Crump” by Prince’s Band from “Cakewalks, Rags & Blues – Military Style”
• “Sadegurer Chussed’l” by Abe Schwartz Orchestra from “Klezmer Music – Early Yiddish Instrumental Music – The First Recordings: 1908-1927”
• “You Can’t Get Away From It” by Jack Norworth from “Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth – Together …and Alone”
• “(Nevin’s) The Rosary” by John McCormack from “The McCormack Edition, Vol. 6: The Acoustic Recordings (1915-1916)”
• “Sing, Sing, Birds On The Wing” by John McCormack from “The McCormack Edition, Vol. 6: The Acoustic Recordings (1915-1916)” (with added birds of the Dawn Chorus)
• “It’s A Long Way To Tipperary” by John McCormack from “The McCormack Edition, Vol. 5: The Acoustic Recordings (1914-1915)”
• “I Was Holding My Coconut” by Harry Champion from “The Old Bull & Bush”
• “Anicuta Draga” by Joseph Moskowitz from “The Art of the Cymbalom”
• “Desecration Rag” by Felix Arndt from “Scott Joplin & The Kings of Ragtime”
• “Argentine Dance” by Joseph Moskowitz from “The Art of the Cymbalom”
• “Skeleton Jangle” by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band from “The Complete… (1917-1938)”
• “Thodi” by Cunnaih Naidu from “The Ace & Deuce of Pipering – 1906-1947”
• “(Boccherini’s) Cello Sonata in A major, G4: Allegro” by Pablo Casals with Charles Albert Baxter (piano) from “Encores and Transcriptions, Vol. 4: Complete Acoustic Recordings, Part 2 (1916-1920)”
• “Garrotín – Esta noche voy a ver” by La Niña de los Peines with Luis Molina from “Patrimonio de Andalucía”

(Chunk Missing!)

• “Are You Prepared For The Summer? (excerpt)” by Nora Bayes from “Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth – Together …and Alone”
• “Farruca – Una farruca en Galicia” by La Niña de los Peines with Luis Molina from “Patrimonio de Andalucía”
• “Korsnäs polska” by Hugo Johansson & Evald Eriksson Glad from “Dragspelare från Dalarna – Kommersiella inspelningar 1909-48 / Accordion Players from Dalarna in Sweden – Commerical recordings from 1909-48”
• “Roses of Picardy” by Ernest Pike “Oh! It’s A Lovely War – Songs & Sketches of The Great War 1914-1918 (Vol. 1)”
• “El Velor” by Orquesta Tizol from “Early Music of the North Caribbean 1916-1920”
• “Kurd Havasi – Pt. 2” by Korsoff Malool from “To What Strange Place – The Music Of The Ottoman-American Diaspora – 1916-1929”
• “Andouni” by Armenak Shah-Mouradian from “To What Strange Place – The Music Of The Ottoman-American Diaspora – 1916-1929”
• “Sevillanas n.3 – Nací llorando” by La Niña de los Peines with Luis Molina from “Patrimonio de Andalucía”
• “Yah-De-Dah” by Earl Fuller’s Famous Jazz Band from “Scott Joplin & The Kings of Ragtime”
• “Blues In A Bottle” by Meredith Axelrod from “Meredith Axelrod live on Gramophoney Baloney”
• “Come Take A Trip In My Air Ship” by Meredith Axelrod from “Meredith Axelrod live on Gramophoney Baloney”
• “Oh, Lordy Mama” by Meredith Axelrod from “Meredith Axelrod live on Gramophoney Baloney”

MEREDITH AXELROD

Meredith performs at this year’s annual West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento, November 16th-18th, 2012,

and with Craig Ventresco :

Every Wednesday Evening at Cafe Divine, S.F.

Every Saturday afternoon at Atlas Cafe, S.F.

and also as The Get Happy String Band with Bay Area Irish-traditional-fiddling sensation, Darcy Noonan

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Past guest Dave Murray’s band “Disciples of Markos” play at this month’s Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal with Danubius and Janam at The Starry Plough, Berkeley, this coming Thursday, November 15th