"Setting the Woods on Fire" wire recording by the band Swing Shift

Swing Shift Band, recorded on a Webster wire recorder. Before tape recorders, this was the way it was done.
It just needed a little oil and cleaning and off she went! Bob Macveety gtr and voc, Tim Gray keys, John Barrett bass, Andy Gordon pedal steel, Bon Jones drums.

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• Wire recorder
• swing shift
• berkshires
• settin' the woods on fire
• winsted
• norfolk
• antique machines
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• swing music
• country swing
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[Schillingsanders]

Dear friend!

Pardon, did you say his was the last wire recorded?

All the very best from silly record collector Andy Schilling from Sweden .

PS. I made the last wire recording yesterday. DS

[howard1024]

@Schillingsanders

what i said it was the last recording of that band on wire. I recorded some more today with the same band.

[howard1024]

Direct line out transfer, the wire is stainless steel springy stuff.

[CoolDudeClem]

Wow is that a direct transfer from the wire? It sounds fantastic!

[sideman51]

Hey... I know these guys. They could definitely "Set The Woods On Fire"...

[windoes98se]

nice,  i never thought recording on a wire was possable , what is the wire made of ?