Wax cylinder recording session, Thursday, October 30 at 7:00 pm
WEST ORANGE, NJ –On October 30, visitors to Thomas Edison National Historical Park will have the opportunity to watch and listen as the Demolition String Duo makes recording history. Elena Skye and Boo Reiners are the featured artists at a wax cylinder phonograph recording session taking place on Thursday evening, October 30 at 7:00 pm in Building 11 of Thomas Edison's historic West Orange Laboratory. Admission to the program is free. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling 973-736-0550, ext.89.
With a shared passion for country, rock 'n roll, bluegrass and mountain music, Elena Skye and Boo Reiners lead New York City's "Demolition String Band". They are currently celebrating the release of their recording of the Woody Guthrie song "Go Coney Island, Roll on the Sand" on the audio book "My Name is New York, Ramblin' Around Woody Guthrie's Town". This new audio book is a collection of Guthrie's New York City-inspired stories and music, produced and narrated by daughter Nora Guthrie.
The Demolition String Duo will record onto wax cylinders in the same way it was done in Edison's time over a century ago. The method of capturing sound is non-electric. Like the artists who recorded for Edison during the 1890s, the Demolition String Duo will play in front of a large horn that will serve as their microphone. The duo hopes to release the recordings they make at the Edison Laboratory on a future album. The Demolition String Duo can be contacted via email at elenaskye11@gmail.com. Their website address is www.demolitionstringband.com.
Thomas Edison National Historical Park is a National Park Service site dedicated to promoting an international understanding and appreciation of the life and extraordinary achievements of Thomas Alva Edison by preserving, protecting, and interpreting the Park's extensive historic artifact and archive collections at the Edison Laboratory Complex and Glenmont, the Edison family estate. The Visitor Center is located at 211 Main Street in West Orange, New Jersey. For more information or directions call 973-736-0550 ext. 11 or visit: www.nps.gov/edis
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
211 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052
973-736-0550 phone
973-736-6567 fax
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Last updated: February 26, 2015