{"id":1038,"date":"2020-10-27T03:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T03:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scotlands-sounds.nls.uk\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:19:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T16:19:22","slug":"little-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scotlands-sounds.nls.uk\/index.php\/2020\/10\/27\/little-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"The excitement gleaned from little stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Rob Smith, Cataloguing Co-ordinator, UOSH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following is part of series for World Audiovisual Heritage Day 2020, where people were given the opportunity by the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage team at National Library of Scotland to listen to recordings that they had not been able to listen to for a long time<\/em>, asking them to reflect on listening in to the past.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instantaneous disc “Revolutionary Study” Chopin and Part of Waltz in Ab<\/sup> by “Margaret McGeoch (over 92)”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hidden amongst old vinyl and shellac records are usually some special and very unique audio gems. \u2018Instantaneous\u2019 discs offered people a means of making a recording instantly and taking it home with them (https:\/\/obsoletemedia.org\/acetate\/<\/a>). While they resemble 78rpm shellac records, they are much more fragile and it was not unusual for these discs to only get played a handful of times. In fact, they might not be played for decades as the technology to play them fell out of fashion and then into obsolescence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiona Petrie and her mother, Caroline Campbell, have two of these discs in their possession. One of these discs contains recordings of Caroline\u2019s grandmother, Margaret McGeoch, playing piano at age 92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiona and Caroline joined me for an interview to talk about this disc and what it was like to listen to the recordings found on it. Caroline was \u201ctotally impressed\u201d by her grandmother\u2019s piano playing and her ability to play these complex classical pieces from memory. Fiona never had the chance to meet her great-grandmother. She found the anecdotes and \u201clittle stories\u201d told by Caroline, which were evoked by listening to the recordings, exciting to hear as it allowed her to connect with her family\u2019s past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Margaret at the piano while I talk to Fiona and Caroline about these recordings below. Many thanks to Fiona and Caroline (and Margaret) for taking part!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Fiona and Caroline about the recording with clips of the recording<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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