[pianotech] Discovery of 1902 family xmas recordings

[David Boyce]

Curators at the Mueum of London have found what is thought to be the 
first sound recording of a family Christmas gathering.

The Wall family made several wax cylinder recordings over a period of 
years starting in 1902. They played some on the BBC TV news tonight. I 
dont know if you will be able to access and play the sound recordings on 
the BBC website in the USA; I hope so. Listen to the litle seven year 
old boy singing "The Minstrel Boy" to his grandfatoher's piano 
accompaniment in 1904. A nice sonorous piano, in tune, and listen to the 
boy's high note at the end. 102 years ago!  It's very moving, to hear 
the clarity of the little boy's voice in this very early recording. It 
is very rare to have a recording in this period of a domestic situation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20772246

The boy singing is the third sound file, near the bottom.
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