barrieduncan Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 Hello, Can anyone recommend a good cd of songs and music from World War One? I'v seen hundreds for WW2 but can't seem to find anything Great War. Amazon had one called 'Keep the Home Fires Burning', but it's now discontinued. All suggestions appreciated, Barrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cross Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 Talbot House in Pop has a good stock - maybe if you are not there soon, someone who will be could help you. MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMcNay Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 Alternatively - make your own CD! I think you can download original recordings of songs from this website: http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/index.htm Then make a CD from your downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 'Oh! It's a lovely war' 3 volumes of 1 CD each. Mostly original items and recorded 1914 onwards. Songs, sketches and talks. Pub: LTM recordings http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/ltmhome.html OR go to www.amazon.co.uk and search on 'Oh! It's a lovely war' Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 We're Here Because We're Here - Crocodile Records 5 038531 000065. Some caution with the lyrics on a couple of songs. Great Songs of the Great War - British Heritage Ltd 5 027394 000442 Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffsyeoman Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 Contact the National Army Museum Shop (0207 730 0717 and ask for the Shop) - they have quite a selection including several of those mentioned here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 Alternatively - make your own CD! I think you can download original recordings of songs from this website: http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/index.htm Then make a CD from your downloads. Shhh....thats what I've done- for personal listening only of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragamuffin Posted 9 June , 2006 Share Posted 9 June , 2006 Hallo May I say the best British cd's of the war I have ever come across are as follows: "Oh! It's a Lovely War" Vol 1- This includes Sgt E Dwyer, VC winner at Hill 60 and probably the only voice of a VC winner actually recorded during the War. Also he was used for recruiting purposes, hence the recording. He was killed at Mametz wood and is buried in Flat Iron Copse Cemetery, Somme. It also has the recording of the Gas Shell Bombardment (British troops advancing on Lille), though its authenticity has been questioned in recent years { another topic here). It still sounds good though. One of the best CD's I've heard. Then you have 'The great War' CD, by Pearl. More or less the same, with all of most of the above and at a cheaper price, if you can find it! Then you have 'DANKBAARHEID IS HERINNEREN' - Lest We Forget, by The Band Of The Light Division. It includes Last Post, Reveille, Jerusalem, Call to attention, Last Post etc. I bought my copy in the Flandes Field Musuem, where it is still for sale. A good musical copy, with the buglers, but not of the original period as the two above. Hope this helps. Danke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrieduncan Posted 11 June , 2006 Author Share Posted 11 June , 2006 Thanks for all the suggestions folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted 28 July , 2006 Share Posted 28 July , 2006 I would like to suggest another CD for you to consider. Log on to www.songshed.co.uk and select BOYS OF THE ISLAND. You can hear samples on line. My favourite is JOHN CONDON. johng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlencoraPalliser Posted 29 July , 2006 Share Posted 29 July , 2006 I have all the CDs mentioned here (except for Great Songs of the Great War), and they are all quite good. Also the IWM has "Your Country Needs You: Music from the Great War, 1914-1918" and there is also "Songs of WWI: From Original Recordings, 1914-1926" (2 CD-set) [Take-Two Records]. Besides Amazon and contacting the individual museums, ebay, I don't know where else one might get them--most of these are available at the already mentioned firstworldwar.com site. Kathleen Smith has a new book coming out on WWI music; there are several good studies done on WWI music that might also prove interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrieduncan Posted 30 July , 2006 Author Share Posted 30 July , 2006 Thanks again for the suggestions. A kind forum friend helped me out with a cd, which was just what I was looking for - but will def try out some of the ones mentioned above. Thanks again, Barrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem22 Posted 31 July , 2006 Share Posted 31 July , 2006 Barrie I visited Talbot House in Poperinge on Saturday. They have a very good collection of CDs available. 1 of the CDs is available at Talbot House and the In Flanders Field Museum only. Might I recommend you have a quick look at the web site or, better still, call them, or even better, visiti them and find out for yourself. Chers Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceymcrory Posted 17 January , 2007 Share Posted 17 January , 2007 hello there check out 'Boys of the Island cd' about the soldiers that left ireland to fight in the First World War a great song called john condon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWills Posted 5 June , 2007 Share Posted 5 June , 2007 I would like to suggest another CD for you to consider. Log on to www.songshed.co.uk and select BOYS OF THE ISLAND. You can hear samples on line. My favourite is JOHN CONDON. johng Also recorded by the excellent Flossie Malavaille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhill Posted 6 June , 2007 Share Posted 6 June , 2007 If you are willing to spend a few hours browsing through a lot of boring stuff the Canadian Archives site has a fairly extensive collection of historical recordings. Perhaps a good place to start is the Listen page of The Virtual Gramophone. Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to zoom in on the Great War era stuff, so we may have to browse to entire list. As an example, here is Tipperary sung by Stanley Kirkby , recorded in London and released in December of 1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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