Henry Schuckert, Henry Schepp - Pretty Josephine (1924)
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Channel: Jan Tak · 2011 · Music
And while we are digging up oldies, here is Pretty Josephine (Polka), a concertina duet by Henry Schuckert and Henry Schepp from 1924. What is interesting about this early recording (which was done in the USA), as well a few more I will post, is that a concertina is the leading instrument. Unlike the case in South Africa, where concertinas as lead have survived in Boeremusiek and to a lesser extent in Zulu and Xhosa music, and in Argentina where the Bandoneón still is in active use, they have pretty much fallen out of favor in the rest of the world. As a result it is difficult to locate examples of concertina music from the USA (except for perhaps for the upper Midwest where the Chemnitzer concertina is making a comeback of sorts). Pretty Josephine was recorded in 1924. Again, I have manipulated the audio a bit to get rid of some of the background noise but if you prefer the unvarnished original, you can listen to it on the National Jukebox by the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/10135
