Peter Pedant And 50% School Kids

[DrFilth]

and any abers that would like to listen to an old trumpet

original from august 2nd 1890

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0RmiusYWqo

[Mosaic]

I'd love to hear a 'cleaned up' version - amazing to hear a voice from so far in the past, but I can't pick out much of what's being said.

[DrFilth]

if you listen to the fist track on this cd ( very short ) this was taken from a recording of trumpeter landfrey , guadalope , mexico , 1929 , 78 r.p.m equipment and specially reprocessed for stereo
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS6Hem6_qdE

[sandyRoe]

While that's old, this is ancient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr_olu7chEY

[Mosaic]

Amazing interview Sandy!

[Baldric]

Well, there's no ;-) so I guess it's serious!

[DrFilth]

it is a genuine recording Baldric

[DrFilth]

https://archive.org/details/EDIS-SWDPC-01-04

[Baldric]

It wasn't a comment on the authenticity of the recording!

[DrFilth]

pp mentioned the battle yesterday and i knew the recording existed because i had the lp's and now the cd's but i never thought of checking you tube

i thought some may like to hear a bit of history

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=352fcyf&s=8#.U3yZTShQNTs

[Peter Pedant]

Many thanks Dr F - and I am sure all the skoolkids who think waterloo was a battle in the Crimean war will be interested.

There is - a blue plaque in Knutsford for a trooper in the Charge of the Light Brigade who was a trumpeter no less.

There might be archive movie clip of veterans - the oldest confed vets died in 1936 incredibly...

thanks Dr F, many thx

[DrFilth]

Trumpet Major William Smith (1822-1879)

Major Smith lived in Knutsford following his years of military service where he fought in the Afgan and Crimea Wars. He was the trumpeter who sounded the Charge of the Light Brigade. He and his wife lived on what is now Stanley Lane (formerly Love Lane), and a Festival of Britain plaque is located on his former house.

He became steward of the Tatton Club, a gentlemen’s club located in Tatton Street which began life as a Baptist Chapel. He was very much in demand to recite his own poem about the “charge” at local concerts. He has a gravestone in the Churchyard, not far from the mortal remains of the children of Knutsford’s notorious Highwayman Higgins, but it is not known where he is buried. This is probably because he committed suicide.


the internet is great for info, in past years i would have to look through loads of my old mans books for that kind of info and even then not find it.