Kathleen Mavourneen (1894 North American Phonograph Co)

( Kathleen Mavourneen )My oldest record Kathleen Mavourneen is a song, written in 1837, composed by Frederick Nicholls Crouch. It was popular during the American Civil War. "Mavourneen" is a term of endearment derived from the Irish Gaelic mo mhuirnín, meaning "my beloved."

1894 North American Phonograph Co Record

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• American
• Phonograph
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• 1894
• phonograph
• gramiphone
• 1890's
• 1900's
• walts
• ragtime
• edison

[ashley7327]

So awesome that I am very jealous!! Great video!

[RagtimeFreak86]

Thanks... :)

[Raven00088888]

Very Bad sound,,, i got used to hear songs from blue ray disc,,,,

[RagtimeFreak86]

Well this is what you get with a 115 year old recording...

[ilove1994]

wow love it what is  the name of the song ? .

[RagtimeFreak86]

Kathleen Mavourneen

is an old civil war song

[Edelwulf]

LOL, c'mon guys -- it's a wax cylinder. Top of the line in it's day!

[bertskoi]

Wow! That is truly amazing! There are a few websites online that stream rare speeches and the first "hit" musical recordings all before the turn of the last century but this is a real treat to be able to watch it. Even though I know some cylinders had age related damage to them and we take this into consideration, this is truly a historic treat!

Thanks for posting it

[UncleJaque]

Let's see how well those blue rays play 100 years from now, sonny!

Where are those sites with the old speeches? I wonder if they have any by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain - Hero of Little Round Top and Governor of Maine back in the 1880s.

[MrSefrizal]

i think the speed of your phono doesn't correct with tthe record. try slower speed.

good record and thanks for inform us.

[linuspop]

Nice early cylinder and machine. I have the Edison Gold Moulded black wax vocal version of this song.

[jameslinton50]

Can you hear the horse galloping through the whole cylinder..lol

[chermaster85]

This just gives me goosebumps, what an amazing piece of technique. I love this!!!! I wish I owned a phonograph as well...

[DIYPhonophile]

I would truly like to see you post your earliest brown wax cylinder and great vids!!

[VictrolaJazz]

What an amazing world it must have been for someone born 1850-1870. Someone born in 1870 could hear this when new, then in the 50's ride in a jet plane! That generation saw more progress than any generation in history, including ours. They saw the beginning of everything we have now, but lived in a world the way it had been for centuries, too.

[rbolo29]

A true modern marvel that would later influence a vast line of more advanced predecessor's all the way up to the current information aged ipod's. Some ideas just have long roads ahead of them. I bet this machine sparked a lot of excitement back in the day when it first came out.

[link0zeldarulz89]

This is more interesting than an ipod. You actually have to physically work to play it.

[MediaHoax]

Still sounds better then music of today !