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here's Go Lovely Rose by Edmund Waller sung by Mark Raphael Baritone from a 78 rpm shellac record released in 1934..
Go, Lovely Rose’ by Edmund Waller is a four stanza lyric poem separated into sets of five lines, or quintains. It was first published in 1645 in Waller’s collection, Poems. This work is noted for its carpe diem, or “seize the day,” theme. A piece of this nature seeks to encourage the listener or reader to take care of every minute of the lives, as they are limited.
here's Go Lovely Rose by Edmund Waller sung by Mark Raphael Baritone from a 78 rpm shellac record released in 1934..
Go, Lovely Rose’ by Edmund Waller is a four stanza lyric poem separated into sets of five lines, or quintains. It was first published in 1645 in Waller’s collection, Poems. This work is noted for its carpe diem, or “seize the day,” theme. A piece of this nature seeks to encourage the listener or reader to take care of every minute of the lives, as they are limited.

![The Red Flag Sung by Mr Rufus John AKA John Goss Baritone Socialist Song 1926 Rare 78 rpm
Heres The Red Flag Sung .by Mr Rufus John AKA John Goss Baritone singing this Socialist Song recorded in 1926 from this rare 78 rpm shellac record.
Lansburys Labour Weekly
In 1912, George Lansbury, Labour MP and later Party leader, was one of the leading lights in the formation of the Daily Herald. After the paper was taken over by the Labour Party and the Trades Union Congress,
The Recordings
Due to declining sales in 1926, Lansburys Labour Weekly decided to market a series of commercial left-wing gramophone records banned by record companies and in December released recording no.6 The March of the Workers and A Talk by George Lansbury, in a series of Labour gramophone records. These records were labelled at the newspapers offices due to the desire to remain anonymous of the record companies who originally produced them. This makeshift production often led to mistakes and many readers often found they had received The Red Flag rather than A Talk by George Lansbury.
In 1927, the paper carried advertisments from Independent Labour Party bookshops for these Labour records. They were 10 inch double sided and priced 3s each (postage 6d), although the whole set could be purchased in a fine red case for £3.1s. Record No.1 was The Red Flag and The International and record number 6 included the original speech by Lansbury. Other records in the series included talks by Ramsey MacDonald, James Maxton and A.J.Cook, along with socialist songs sung by Rufus John and others.
George Lansbury, a Labour M.P. in the early 20th century, founded the magazine of this name in 1925. It survived independently until 1928 when it was merged with the Labour Partys own official newspaper. During this time, he arranged to have six different records produced. Due to the controversial political nature of the records, they had to be produced anonymously with plain white labels, then Lansburys people pasted on the label as seen here. The records were recorded by British Homophone (acoustically) and pressed by Pathe UK.
Jim Connell (27 March 1852 – February 1929) was an Irish political activist of the late 19th century and early 20th century, best known as the writer of the anthem The Red Flag in December 1889.
John Goss (1894-1953) was an Englishman by birth, but for most of his later years, he made Vancouver his home. In the 1920s and ’30s, Goss toured in the U.K., the U.S. and Canada as a recital singer, gradually building a reputation as a world-class baritone.
Goss was also political. As early as 1941, he spoke out at the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations, urging amateur musicians to “organize to avoid this ‘sweated labor’ by various well-meaning organizations which offer artists nothing more than a cup of tea in return for their services” (11 July 1941 Lethbridge Herald).
Starting in 1944, he co-founded and later became president of a new organization called the Labor Arts Guild. The Guild was intended to promote interest in the arts among labour and interest in labour’s struggle among artists. A number of the members of the first executive of the Guild were members of the Labour-Progressive Party.
In 1949, Goss was evicted from the U.S. while in New York at a peace conference. The FBI made noises about Goss being a Communist sympathizer. He returned to Vancouver where he was under the impression that he had a job with the BCIMD faculty. Wrong. The BCIMD, together with many others in the city were not interested in a ‘Communist’ joining the staff of the Theatre Under the Stars group. There was no written contract between the board and Goss, and the Board made it clear that he could forget about working with BCIMD.
Goss left Vancouver for England the following year, with his reputation in tatters. He died there in 1953. Keir Hardies newspaper The Labour Leader, and was secretary of the Workingmens Legal Aid Society during the last 20 years of his life
Although Lenin dismissed the Independent Labour Party as bourgeois, he later awarded Connell the Red Star Medal in 1922.[3]
John Goss (1894-1953) was an Englishman by birth, but for most of his later years, he made Vancouver his home. In the 1920s and ’30s, Goss toured in the U.K., the U.S. and Canada as a recital singer, gradually building a reputation as a world-class baritone. The Red Flag Sung by Mr Rufus John AKA John Goss Baritone Socialist Song 1926 Rare 78 rpm](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LG_k7NANRO0/mqdefault.jpg)

![Jean Ritchie & her Guitar singing Pretty Fair Miss Appalachian Mountain Song Rare 78 rpm Hmv 102
Heres Jean Ritchie singing accompanied by her Guitar singing Pretty Fair Miss an Appalachian Mountain Song from a rare 78 rpm shellac record released in 1953. Played on HMV 102 gramophone.
Jean Ruth Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player,[1] called by some the Mother of Folk.[2] In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and community), many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries old British and Irish songs, including dozens of Child Ballads.[3][4] In adulthood, she shared these songs with wide audiences,[5] as well as writing some of her own songs using traditional foundations.[4] She is ultimately responsible for the revival of the Appalachian dulcimer, the traditional instrument of her community, which she popularized by playing the instrument on her albums and writing tutorial books.[4] She also spent time collecting folk music in the United States and in Britain and Ireland,[6][7] in order to research the origins of her family songs and help preserve traditional music.[4] She inspired a wide array of musicians, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Shirley Collins, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris and Judy Collins.[5][8][9] Jean Ritchie & her Guitar singing Pretty Fair Miss Appalachian Mountain Song Rare 78 rpm Hmv 102](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LkOYHaS0Xdw/mqdefault.jpg)

![While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night Childrens Choir Devon 78 rpm Acetate Record
Heres While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night Childrens Choir Devon From a privately recorded 78 rpm Acetate Record probably recorded in the 1950s.or 60s.
While shepherds watched their flocks[1] is a traditional Christmas carol describing the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with words attributed to Irish hymnist, lyricist and Englands Poet Laureate Nahum Tate.[2] It is listed as number 16898 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
While shepherds watched their flocks
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Genre
Hymn
Written
1700
Text
Nahum Tate, Edith Sanford Tillotson
Based on
Luke 2:8
Meter
8.6.8.6
Melody
Winchester Old by George Kirbye, Christmas by George Frideric Handel, arranged by Lowell Mason
The meane of chapter VIII in Christopher Tyes Actes of the Apostles of 1553. The latter half was adapted and used as the tune of Winchester Old.
The exact date of Tates composition is not known, but the words appeared in Tate and Nicholas Bradys 1700 supplement to their New Version of the Psalms of David of 1696. It was the only Christmas hymn authorised to be sung by the Anglican Church; before 1700 only the Psalms of David were permitted to be sung. It is written in common metre and based on the Gospel of Luke 2:8–14.
It is the only one of the sixteen works in the 1700 supplement to still be sung today. It was published by Davies Gilbert (London, 1822), and William B. Sandys (London, 1833).[2] The carol is sung to a wide variety of tunes, the two most common ones being Winchester Old in the United Kingdom and a variation on a Handel aria arranged by Lowell Mason in the United States.
Professor Jeremy Dibble of Durham University has noted that While shepherds watched was the only Christmas hymn to be approved by the Church of England in the 18th century and this allowed it to be disseminated across the country with the Book of Common Prayer.[3] This was because most carols, which had roots in folk music, were considered too secular and thus not used in church services until the end of the 18th century.[4] As a result of its approved status, many tunes have been associated with this carol. The editors of the English Hymnal note that it is impossible to print all the tunes which are traditionally sung to this hymn.[5] While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night Childrens Choir Devon 78 rpm Acetate Record](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MumNXT0BqVA/mqdefault.jpg)




