In this episode, Lili Redman and Tom Carradine explore the rich history of wartime songs, focusing on 'The Further It Is From Tipperary, The Closer It Is To Berlin’ from WW1. They discuss the song’s inspiration in ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’, the life of the songwriter Jack Judge and the controversies surrounding song credit. The conversation also touches on the rise of Tin Pan Alley, the prolific career of Billy Murray and the impact of recording technology on the performance style of the time.
To listen to all the songs mentioned in the episode please visit their Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FQDrBphYqYLAuN6Jm01PN
REFERENCES
Tom’s Scone Recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PowjfRG1eGE
Jack Judge: His life in Oldbury
https://simonbriercliffe.com/2016/11/08/black-country-irish-oldbury/
Lusitania Passenger List
https://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
History of Tin Pan Alley
https://soundamerican.org/issues/big-band/history-tin-pan-alley
Billy Murray Discography
https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/refer/15232
Patricia Hammond Records on to Cylinder
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02grgqc
The Further It Is From Tipperary Sheet Music
https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/Documents/Detail/the-further-it-is-from-tipperary/2224704
Tanks in WW1
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-britain-invented-the-tank-in-the-first-world-war#:~:text=On%2015%20September%201916%2C%20tanks,the%20start%20of%20the%20attack
The Bowery
https://www.boweryalliance.org/significance-of-bowery/
Jack Norworth’s Version of the Song
https://youtu.be/IFTL7STFIUw?si=8ERN451RN6NITwuE
Break The News To Mother (The Shannon Four) 1917
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXuW7D4LMt4
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:59 The Importance of Wartime Songs
08:02 Exploring 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary'
12:02 The Life of Jack Judge and Songwriting
16:07 The Controversy of Song Credits
19:57 The Impact of the Lusitania on American Involvement in WW1
24:13 The Rise of Tin Pan Alley
27:53 Billy Murray: The Voice of a Generation
30:00 Bel Canto vs. Popular Music
32:00 The Evolution of Vocal Styles
34:10 Recording Techniques of the Early 20th Century
34:58 Exploring the Song's Sheet Music
36:58 Discovering the Song's Historical Context
37:59 Analyzing the Lyrics and Their
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