In this episode, Lili Redman and Tom Carradine explore the rich history of wartime songs, focusing on 'The Further It Is From Tipperary, The Closer It Is To Berlin’ from WW1.  They discuss the song’s inspiration in ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’, the life of the songwriter Jack Judge and the controversies surrounding song credit.  The conversation also touches on the rise of Tin Pan Alley, the prolific career of Billy Murray and the impact of recording technology on the performance style of the time. To listen to all the songs mentioned in the episode please visit their Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FQDrBphYqYLAuN6Jm01PN REFERENCES Tom’s Scone Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PowjfRG1eGE Jack Judge: His life in Oldbury https://simonbriercliffe.com/2016/11/08/black-country-irish-oldbury/ Lusitania Passenger List https://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/ History of Tin Pan Alley https://soundamerican.org/issues/big-band/history-tin-pan-alley Billy Murray Discography https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/refer/15232 Patricia Hammond Records on to Cylinder https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02grgqc The Further It Is From Tipperary Sheet Music https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/Documents/Detail/the-further-it-is-from-tipperary/2224704 Tanks in WW1 https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-britain-invented-the-tank-in-the-first-world-war#:~:text=On%2015%20September%201916%2C%20tanks,the%20start%20of%20the%20attack The Bowery https://www.boweryalliance.org/significance-of-bowery/ Jack Norworth’s Version of the Songhttps://youtu.be/IFTL7STFIUw?si=8ERN451RN6NITwuE  Break The News To Mother (The Shannon Four) 1917 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXuW7D4LMt4 CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 03:59 The Importance of Wartime Songs 08:02 Exploring 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary' 12:02 The Life of Jack Judge and Songwriting 16:07 The Controversy of Song Credits 19:57 The Impact of the Lusitania on American Involvement in WW1 24:13 The Rise of Tin Pan Alley 27:53 Billy Murray: The Voice of a Generation 30:00 Bel Canto vs. Popular Music 32:00 The Evolution of Vocal Styles 34:10 Recording Techniques of the Early 20th Century 34:58 Exploring the Song's Sheet Music 36:58 Discovering the Song's Historical Context 37:59 Analyzing the Lyrics and Their Significance 42:51 Cultural References in the Song 47:06 Comparing with Other Wartime Songs 54:56 Listener Engagement and Future Episodes SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS You can follow the podcast on social media: http://instagram.com/warsongspod https://www.facebook.com/warsongspod Find more information about Lili Redman here: https://liliredman.com/https://www.instagram.com/lili__redman/ https://www.facebook.com/ScalaLil Or Tom Carradine here: https://www.tomcarradine.com/https://www.instagram.com/tomcarradine https://www.facebook.com/mrtomcarradine CONTACT THE PODCAST If there's a wartime song that you think they should discuss, or if you have a personal or family story connected to one, drop them a line at [email protected]  to be "Mentioned in Dispatches". LISTENING LINKS Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ktQ4nyudmPRLcCNyNxEfv?si=ac9e1babe6834f2b Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-a-to-z-of-wartime-song/id1806037318 If you’ve enjoyed this episode Lili and Tom would be grateful if you’d leave a review and make sure you’ve subscribed and turned on notifications so you’ll never miss an episode.