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Irish Music on Cylinder Recordings

Cylinder recordings created the first auditory documents of sound, and Irish music and themes played central roles in this new medium. Produced between 1877 and 1929, the creation of these recordings coincided with steady Irish immigration to the United States. The newly evolving music industry recorded traditional and folk melodies for this office, as well as the almost overwhelming number of Tin Pan Alley songs exploring themes of Irishness.

The following digitized cylinders from our collections show how Irish music, musicians, and themes shaped the recording industry. Included within are a couple homemade recordings of unknown musicians singing Irish folk songs.

Recordings digitized by David Giovannoni.

Further information about cylinder records: UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive’s Cylinder Recordings: A Primer

Listen to more homemade recordings of Irish traditional music at our Dunn Family Collection site.

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A Little Bunch of Shamrocks: Frank X. Doyle and Chorus

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  • Tenors
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  • Irish Fest Collection

A Nation Once Again: John McCormack

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  • Tenors
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Arrah Wanna Medley: Edison Military Band

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Avourneen: John McCormack

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Barney Google: Billy Jones and Ernest Hare

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  • Irish Fest Collection

Believe me if all those endearing young charms: Frank Mazziotta

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  • Piccolo
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Believe me if all those endearing young charms: Franklin Lawson

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Bonnie Sweet Bessie; The Maid Of Dundee

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Can You Tame Wild Wimmin?: Billy Murray

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Cleopatra Finnegan: Edison Military Band

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  • Instrumental
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Cloud Chief (A) Medley of Jigs (B): Vess L. Ossman and Charles D'Almaine

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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Come Back to Erin: Ernest Pike and Peter Dawson

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Crowd on McNally's Back Stoop: Collins and Harlan

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Dear Little Shamrock: John McCormack

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Dear Little Shamrock: John McCormack

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Dougherty: Ada Jones

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Down at Finnegan's Jamboree: Charles D'Almaine & Company D'Almaine (violin) with uncredited speakers

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Drill Ye Tarriers Drill: George J. Gaskin

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Dublin Daisies: Peerless Quartette

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Eileen Alannah: John McCormack

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Famous Songs in Irish Plays—Medley: Walter Van Brunt

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Father O'Flynn: David Brazell

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Father O'Flynn: Frank Croxton

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  • Bass (Vocalist)
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Finnegan's Flat: Steve Porter

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Finnegan's Irish Band: Steve Porter

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Fisher's Hornpipe—Medley: Charles D'Almaine

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Flanagan and "The Reilly's" at a Baseball Game: Steve Porter

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  • Comic Sketch
  • Vaudeville
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Flanagan at the Vocal Teachers: Steve Porter

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  • Vaudeville
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Flanagan's Irish Jubilee: Steve Porter and Company

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  • Vaudeville
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Flanagan's Married Life: Steve Porter

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  • Comic Sketch
  • Vaudeville
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Flanagan's Shopping Tour: Steve Porter

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  • Vaudeville
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Flanagan's St. Patrick's Day: Steve Porter

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  • Vaudeville
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Flanagan's Trouble With His Tailor: Steve Porter

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  • Vaudeville
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Green Fields of America/Teetotalers/Swallow's Tail (Reels): Patrick J. Scanlon

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  • Accordion
  • Instrumental
  • Irish Traditional
  • Reels
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Green Isle Of Erin: John McCormack

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  • Tenors
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I Forgive You: Jere Mahoney

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If Shamrocks Grew Along the Swanee River: Charles Hart and Lewis James

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  • Vocal Duo
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

I'll take you home again, Kathleen: Kaplan's Melodists

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I'm Wearing My Heart Away For You: George J. Gaskin

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Imitation of Bagpipes and Scotch Airs: Charles D'Almaine

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Indian Intermezzo: John J. Kimmel

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  • Instrumental
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Irish Repartee: Steve Porter and Billy Murray

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  • Vaudeville
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Jim Lawson's Medley of Reels: Charles D'Almaine

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  • Reels
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  • David Giovannoni Collection

Judy (Irish Eyes): Walter Scanlon

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  • Tenors
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Judy: Walter Scanlan

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Kathleen Mavourneen: Mrs. Clarence Eddy

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  • Female Vocalist
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Kerry Dance: Brass Quartette

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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Killarney: John A. Finnegan

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Killarney: John McCormack

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  • Folk Song
  • Tenors
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Killarney: Orchestra Recording

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  • Instrumental
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Kitty O'Neil—Medley of reels: Charles D'Almaine

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  • Fiddle
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  • Irish Traditional
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  • David Giovannoni Collection

Maggie Clancy's New Piano: Ada Jones and Len Spencer

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  • Comic Sketch
  • Vaudeville
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Mary Ann O'Houlihan: Edward M. Favor

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  • Comic Song
  • Tenors
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

McGinty at the Living Pictures: Edward M. Favor

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  • Comic Sketch
  • Vaudeville
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Medley of Irish Airs: Dan Murphy

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  • Fiddle
  • Instrumental
  • Irish Traditional
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Medley of Irish Jigs: John J. Kimmel

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  • Accordion
  • Irish Traditional
  • Jigs
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Medley of Reels: Edison Military Band

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Irish Cylinders
  • Instrumental
  • Reels
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  • Irish Fest Collection

Michael Casey Digging in the Klondike Gold Fields: Jim White

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  • Comic Sketch
  • Vaudeville
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Molly Malone (from the Passing Show of 1919): Charles Hart

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Molly Malone: Charles Hart

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Irish Fest Collection

Mr. & Mrs. Malone: Ada Jones and Len Spencer

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Irish Cylinders
  • Female Vocalist
  • Vocal Duo
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

Mrs. Clancy And The Street Musicians: Steve Porter, Billy Murray, Ed Meeker

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Irish Cylinders
  • Vaudeville
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  • Irish Fest Collection

Murphy: Edward M. Favor

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Irish Fest Collection

My Galway Rose (from Irish Eyes): Walter Scanlan

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Irish Fest Collection

My Irish Molly-O: Billy Murray

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

My Little Dutch Colleen: Ada Jones

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Irish Cylinders
  • Comic Song
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

My Wild Irish Rose: Harry Anthony

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
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  • Irish Fest Collection

My Wild Irish Rose: Harry Anthony

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

New Tipperary March: John J. Kimmel

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  • Accordion
  • Instrumental
  • Irish Traditional
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Nora Acushla: Will Oakland

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • David Giovannoni Collection

Nothing's Too Good for the Irish: Dan W. Quinn

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Irish Fest Collection

Once Again: John McCormack

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
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  • Irish Fest Collection

Once Again: John McCormack

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
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  • Irish Fest Collection

Pretty Molly Shannon: Harry Macdonough

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

Santiago Flynn: Ada Jones and Len Spencer

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Irish Cylinders
  • Comic Sketch
  • Vaudeville
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

Singular Dream (home recording)

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Irish Cylinders
  • Female Vocalist
  • Folk Song
  • Home Recording
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

Snowy-Breasted Pearl: John McCormack

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Irish Cylinders
  • Folk Song
  • Tenors
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  • Irish Fest Collection

Sullivan: Steve Porter

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Irish Cylinders
  • Comic Song
  • Vaudeville
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  • Mick Moloney Collection

The Dublin Rag: Ada Jones

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Irish Cylinders
  • Female Vocalist
  • Ragtime
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

The Dying Cowboy (home recording - version of Street of Laredo): Unknown

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Irish Cylinders
  • Folk Song
  • Home Recording
WIMA Collections
  • Irish Fest Collection

The Irish, The Irish: Edward M. Favor

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Irish Cylinders
  • Comic Song
  • Milwaukee
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

The Last Rose & Old Folks at Home: M. Nagy

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Irish Cylinders
  • Cimbalom
  • Instrumental
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

The Rocky Road To Dublin (Reel): Allen Sisson

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Irish Cylinders
  • Fiddle
  • Instrumental
  • Old-Time
  • Reels
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  • Irish Fest Collection

The Spailpin Fanach: Unknown

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Irish Cylinders
  • Irish Language
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Irish Fest Collection

The Wearing of the Green: Marie Narelle

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Irish Cylinders
  • Female Vocalist
WIMA Collections
  • David Giovannoni Collection

Tipperary: Stella Tobin

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Irish Cylinders
  • Female Vocalist
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

Tooral-I-ooral-I-ay: Billy Murray

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Irish Cylinders
  • Female Vocalist
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

Top O' The Morning (Bridget McCue): Ada Jones

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Irish Cylinders
  • Female Vocalist
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

Under The Irish Moon: Byron G. Harlan

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Irish Fest Collection

What do you think of Hoolahan: Edward M. Favor

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

Where the River Shannon Flows: Will Oakland

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Irish Cylinders
  • Tenors
WIMA Collections
  • David Giovannoni Collection

Where the River Shannon Flows: Will Oakland and W.H. Thompson

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Irish Cylinders
  • Baritones
  • Tenors
  • Vocal Duo
WIMA Collections
  • Mick Moloney Collection

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