Has it been a busy year for Centuries of Sound, or has it been a slow one? Well, a bit of both. There have certainly been more visitors to the site: Here are the most popular pages, interesting that one of them is just a link to another podcast, should probably do something about that. …
Time: 8pm GMT, Saturday 25th DecemberPlace: Cambridge 105 Radio In this festive edition of Centuries of Sound, audio curator James Errington is joined by his son Theo to check out some Christmas records from the years 1902 to 1924. We have choirs, carols, brass bands, and of course a selection of bizarre novelty Christmas wax …
Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio Special — Christmas 1902-1924 Read More »
MP3 download | Patreon | Apple | Mixcloud | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS This compilation of Christmas recordings spans the early years of electronic recording, the explosion of radio, sound films and newsreel, the end of the roaring thirties and the great depression. I’m presenting this in two formats — …
Centuries of Sound Presents – A Holiday Between The Wars, Christmas Records 1926-1938 Read More »
At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the first hour of the mix. For the full 4-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show …
Time: 6pm BST, Sunday 28th NovemberPlace: Cambridge 105 Radio James Errington presents an archaeological investigation into the year 1930. Wall Street has crashed, the great depression has arrived, record James Errington takes you on a journey to 1931, a year of sleazy pre-code speakeasy jazz, guitar blues from the Mississippi Delta, relentlessly inventive vocal groups, …
Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 40 (1931) Read More »
At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. This is one of the four hours in the full version of Centuries of Sound 1939To get the whole mix as a podcast, and a load of other extras, sign up for five dollars per month at http://patreon.com/centuriesofsound MP3 preview download …
MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS Audio historian DJ James Errington takes you on another time travel adventure, this time to hear some original sounds from 1907, including some wonderful stuff from Enrico Caruso, a few original vaudeville routines and some very premature Christmas cheer. Centuries of …
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Time: 6pm BST, Sunday 24th OctoberPlace: Cambridge 105 Radio In this very special episode of Centuries of Sound, sound curator James Errington plays a selection of Halloween-themed recordings from the acoustic recording era, prior to 1927. Be ready for ghosts, skeletons, vampires, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, “The Goose Bone Man” and Mr Halloween himself, …
Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 39 (Halloween 1902-1926) Read More »
At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the first hour of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This …
