Sound of History Podcast

Sound of History Podcast

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Sound of History Podcast episodes

  • September Spirituals

    Soulful spirituals for the golden days of late September. Slow down, settle in, and let these voices from the past tell you their stories.

     

    Playlist:

    I want to be like Jesus - Tuskegee Institute Singers
    Polk Miller and his Old South Quartette - Rise and Shine
    Florida Normal and Industrial Institute Quartette - Dis Train
    Virginia Female Jubilee Singers - My Time Ain't Long
    Bethel Jubilee Quartet - Hush, Somebody is Calling My Name
    Fisk Jubilee Singers - Roll Jordan Roll
    Old South Quartette - No Hiding Place Down Here
    Excelsior Quintet - Nobody Knows The Trouble I See
    Male Vocal Quartet - I'm a Pilgrim I'm a Stranger
    Southern Negro Quartette - Moanin' Groanin' Blues
    Wiseman Sextette - On Calvary

    34 min
  • Africa in London

    Listen to some of the earliest commercial recordings of West African and South African songs and hymns, captured by the record label Zonophone.

    Episode playlist:

    Josiah Ransome-Kuti - Bi E O Le E Le

    Pesheya Ko Tukela - Sol T. Plaatje
    Singa Mawele - Sol T. Plaatje
    Dsidso Ga Kasanku Fola Tro Vafe - Roland C. Nathaniels
    Anlo Patriotic Song - Roland C. Nathaniels
    Isokan Onigbagbo - Josiah Ransome-Kuti
    E! T_Olorun L_awa O Se O - Josiah Ransome-Kuti

     

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    45 min
  • Blue June

    Songs for long afternoons, open windows, and days in bloom.

    A sunny summertime playlist of songs from 1906 - 1919.

    1. John MacCormack - Funiculi Funicula

    2. Artist unknown - My Tom Tom Man
    3. Premier Quartet - Blue Jeans
    4. Fred Van Epps - Grace and Beauty
    5. The Risca Sextette - Little Tommy Went A Fishing
    6. W.C Handy - St. Louis Blues
    7. Leut. Jim Europe's 369th U.S Inf Band - How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on The Farm?
    8. Standard Male Quartette - Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
    9. Don Richardson - Arkansas Traveler
    10. Tuskegee Institute Singers - I'm Rolling
    11. Schumann Quartette - I Hear You Call My Name
    12. Emma Albani - Angels Ever Bright and Fair
    13. Garde Républicaine Band - Amour et Printemps Valse

    43 min
  • Wild Men's Dance

    Discover The Joys of Noise with Ultra-Modernists Leo Ornstein and Henry Cowell.

    1 hr 16 min
  • Escapism Era

    A quick look at escapism, and how it has shaped fashion and culture throughout history.

    43 min
  • Country Music

    Uncovering the hidden history of country music.

     

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    57 min
  • Celestial Circles

    An art history episode about the women who painted through visions, spirits, and energy: Hildegard of Bingen, Georgiana Houghton, Hilma af Klint and Emma Kunz.

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    1 hr
  • Moon Tunes

    Haunting hits for a strange season: Songs from 1898 to 1913.

    Dark, weird & catchy songs for eerie nights..

     

    Track list:

    Pete Zabriskie - Who´s there?

    Collins; Cullen - Eli Green´s Cake Walk

    Premier Quartet- Washington Waddle

    Standard Male Quartette - Everybody´s Doing It Now 

    Joyce Archibald and His Orchestra - I´ll Gance Till De Sun Breaks Through

    Belle Davis - Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes 

    Mr Frank S. Mazziolli - Long Long Ago

    Trinity Choir - There Is A Fountain Fill´d With Blood

    Peerless Quartet - At The Devils Ball

    Polk Miller And His Old South Quartette - What A Time

    The Leeds Choral Union - Very Boastful Was I-A-Goo

    Gilmore´s Band - At A Georgia Camp Meeting

    George W. Johnson - Laughing Song

    George P. Watson - Roll On Silver Moon

    Unknown - Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight

    45 min

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A music history podcast exploring the songs, culture, and stories of people who lived and dreamed 100 years ago.