It's time again for Three Tune Tuesday, that day of the week where members of the Hive community shares three songs of their liking with the rest of the community.
I know, I post Three Tune Tuesday on Wednesday. It's done by design! I run a Three Tune Tuesday livestream on Tuesday, then post the songs the next day. Want to be the first to hear them? Tune in live!
12:00pm (noon) EDT
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I take a slow, relaxing approach to Three Tune Tuesday: I like to share pre-1924 78rpm songs from my collection, and record them while playing on an appropriate time-period windup phonograph. I encourage you to take a few moments and slow down with me. Settle down, close your eyes, and take yourself back.. way back.. in time, to a distant uncle's parlour in the early 1920's. There are comfortable seats, pleasant conversation, and old music.
Columbia Records was one of the major record labels in the early 20th century, and during the 1910s and 1920s, it released a significant number of ethnic recordings. These recordings were targeted at specific immigrant communities in the United States, who were interested in hearing music from their home countries.
Columbia's ethnic recordings were part of a larger trend in the recording industry at the time, as other labels such as Victor and Brunswick also released recordings targeted at specific ethnic groups. However, Columbia was particularly successful in this market and had a wide range of recordings featuring music from a variety of countries and cultures.
Some of the most popular ethnic recordings on Columbia during this period were those featuring music from Italy, Greece, and Eastern Europe. These recordings included folk songs, traditional dances, and popular tunes, and were often performed by immigrant musicians who had brought their music to the United States.
Columbia's ethnic recordings were marketed through a variety of channels, including ethnic newspapers and community organizations, as well as through the company's own sales channels. They were often sold in immigrant neighborhoods and were an important way for these communities to maintain a connection to their cultural heritage.
The three songs I have today don’t necessary have good information behind them. Unfortunately for me, the labels are really worn and not completely legible. In addition to that, Columbia's record keeping for these ethnic songs did not survive the years intact, so the best I can do is some research after the fact with the information that I have.
Kantar Biely
The first song of the week is a song which has four words in the title, but I can make out only two: Kantar Biely. After some research, I am thinking that this song is one of the following:
Ustaj, Ustaj Srbine
This song, at least, I could read the title of. It translates to Stand up, stand up Serbs. Unfortunately, I don't know much more than that.
In any case, this version was recorded by the Columbia Military Band.
Primavera Deliziosa
This song I have some good details about.
"Primavera Deliziosa" is a popular Italian song that was composed by E. A. Mario. The song's title translates to "Delightful Spring" in English and was first published in 1914. This version is sung by Teresa de Matienzo.
Three Tune Tuesday (TTT) is initiated by 
I run a live stream of my TTT songs every Tuesday at 12:00pm EDT, then take that stream and share the songs from it here, on Hive, on Wednesday (or occasionally Thursday). These songs are all old pre-1923 78rpm records from my collection, played on my antique phonographs and recorded with a well placed microphone. Like what you hear? Come listen live!
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