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Radio Podcast Special – Halloween Between The Wars

This Halloween special was first broadcast in 2022 and features music from 1927 to 1938 and also features my son Milan. To get full downloads and a host of extras, and help the show survive, come to http://patreon.com/centuriesofsound When we think of the great depression of the 1930s, the images which may spring to mind …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 46 (1937)

“Audio archeology with James Errington. This time we head back to 1937, a frankly astonishing year for swing in America and France, as well as for classic blues, country, Cuban son, Greek rebetika, and even a couple of things from the UK.” Time: 6pm GMT, Sunday 22nd January 2023Place: Cambridge 105 Radio You can listen …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 45 (1936)

“James Errington takes a trip back to 1936, with peak swing-era cuts from Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton, haunted delta blues from Robert Johnson and some truly transporting music from Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France, avec Stéphane Grappelli. It’s nobody’s favourite year for history, …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 44 (1935)

Time: 6pm BST, Sunday 26th June 2022Place: Cambridge 105 Radio You can listen to the show on 105fm in Cambridge, on DAB digital across South Cambridgeshire, on the Cambridge 105 website here, or on any good radio apps, or (since the show has already been broadcast) you can play the whole extended version on this …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 42 (1933)

Time: 6pm GMT, Sunday 27th February 2022Place: Cambridge 105 Radio Another trip into the archives with James Errington, this time to 1933. It’s the worst year of the great depression, terrible things are afoot in Europe, but with the first golden age of Hollywood, all America seems to want to do is celebrate. It’s an …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 41 (1932)

Time: 6pm GMT, Sunday 23rd January 2022Place: Cambridge 105 Radio Another trip back in time, with original sounds from the year 1932, curated by James Errington. Aside from jazz we have foundational blues and roots recordings, highlights from Hollywood and Broadway, and an interview with White Town’s Jyoti Mishra about Al Bowlly, who he sampled …

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Centuries of Sound Presents – A Holiday Between The Wars, Christmas Records 1926-1938

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 — …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 40 (1931)

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, …

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1939

  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 …

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