Old Time Radio

I remember, when I first saw the movie Ghost World, thinking how cool Seymour was. I keep that soundtrack, along with the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack in heavy rotation to this day––always wanting to expand my collection, but reluctant to purchase any of the "NOW! That's what I call RAGTIME" compilations (Though I hear that Vol. 9 is a real hoot). It only recently occurred to me that there has to be an army of real life Seymours out there collecting 78s and wax cylinders. At least one of them must have smashed the lossless paradigm and ripped his collection for internet streaming. A quick search on the Google led me to these:



Radio Dismuke.
A collection of music from the early 1900s. Primarily 20s-30s pop and jazz. There are even a few old timey commercials now and again that really set the mood. The only drawback is that he occasionally chimes in (in actuality, I believe it's a vibraphone that he's using) with a plug for the website. Respectable, and, considering the quality of the music, its an anachronism I can live with.



Sugar In The Gourd.
A fine mix of old time mountain music. Enough ban-jer, gee-tar, fiddle to keep you stompin' for days. The proprietor occasionally throws in modern bands who strive to replicate this old sound. No station ID here to jar you back into the modern era either. Clearly the best feature of Sugar In The Gourd is the live-updating song history; 20 entries long featuring artist, song, and album, along with a link to where you can buy the CD if you are so inclined.



Two fine websites to keep you feeling old-timey until the hereafter.

Thank you, Stanleys.
D.