Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.7 (1909).
Note:
Scotch dialect sketch.
Collection Name:
Whyman collection.
Composer/Performer:
Jones, Ada.
Composer/Performer:
Spencer, Len, 1867-1914.
Subject:
Scottish wit and humor.
Item Location:
Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 6170
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Si and Sis, the musical spoons - Ada Jones and Len Spencer. (Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9815), [1908].
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