Sound of History

Nick and Mika finally move away from minstrelsy and tackle the world of Vaudeville. What is blue material? Why should you #FollowtheHam? Can we bring back "Hully Gee"? Will it play in Peoria? Learn all of that and more in this episode.    Follow us on Social media!  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SoundofHistory/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/soundofhistory_   Videos in This Episode:  "Nobody"...

Mika and Nick take a deeper look at two of the most influential acts in minstrelsy: Stephen Foster, known as the Father of American Music, and the Christy Minstrels, the group he wrote for.  Follow us on Social media!  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SoundofHistory/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/soundofhistory_   Videos in This Episode:  Open Thy Lattice Love -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

In the first episode of The Sound of History podcast, we talk about everyone's favorite topic: minstrelsy. Mika learns just how terrible the first truly American form of music was, how it started and how it ended.  Follow us!  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SoundofHistory/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/soundofhistory_   YouTube Videos in This Episode:  Jump Jim Crow:  https://www.youtube.com/...

Welcome to the first Sound of History of episode! This is a music history podcast where Nick, an amateur music history nerd, attempts to teach music history to his wife Mika, who doesn't know or care all that much about music history.  In this episode, we don't actually talk about music history, but we run through how the show will work, our origin story, and then play a fun game.  Follow us! Face...