Peter Wyper
Peter Wyper (1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] – 1920) was a player of the diatonic button accordion (or melodeon),[2] believed to have been the first person to ever be recorded playing the accordion, which he did on wax cylinder in 1903.[1] Peter and his brother Daniel Wyper (b. 1872[3]) recorded together as the "Wyper Brothers", performing Scottish and Irish music.[4]
Discography
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- Highland Schottische (July 1909, 78rpm)
- Selection of Hornpipes ( , 78rpm) (Columbia Records, 78rpm)
- Selection of Jigs ( , 78rpm) (Columbia Records, 78rpm)
Bibliography
- Wyper's Melodeon Tutor for 19-Keys[2]
References
- ^ a b Henry Doktorski. "Who Was First?" and the Recording of "Vaudeville Accordion Classics". The Free-Reed Journal, November 2004
- ^ a b Folk Music Journal. The English Folk Dance and Song Society. 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Paul M. Gifford (2001). The hammered dulcimer: a history. Scarecrow Press, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8108-3943-4. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ The Irish Melodeon. Fear an Ti, 11 August 2009, RamblingHouse.org
External links
- Works by or about Peter Wyper at the Internet Archive
- Peter and Daniel Wyper. Keith Chandler, Box and Fiddle Archive
- Early Recordings of Traditional Dance Music: Peter and Daniel Wyper Champion Melodeon Players of Scotland. Keith Chandler - 24.12.9