Slovenian
Recorded in Ljubljana and nearby Central European cities, 1900s–1930s
Slovenian early discs cover Alpine and village folk song, accordion and brass dance music, and choral repertory. The sound world sits between Central European and South Slavic neighbours.
About this hearth
Recording associated with Ljubljana and with labels in Vienna and other nearby cities captured a small but active musical public. Part-singing, Oberkrainer-type ensemble textures that later became widely known, and rural dance forms appear in period catalogues alongside church and school choirs. Button accordion and wind bands mark much popular dance music. The records sketch everyday and festive music of the eastern Alps and adjacent lowlands before mid-century.
Recorded in: Ljubljana, Vienna
The music-makers and the dress
8 period photographs of this hearth's own music-makers and dress, every one dated from its source's own records. Pictures are shown as documentary record, credited to the holding collection; anything here is removed on request. Sources: Wikimedia Commons (8).
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Restored Recordings
Every track below is a remaster. Press play on the full sequence, or pick a single recording.
Botrinja (Christening Party)
Čez Savco u vas hodiš
Dekle, kdo bo tebe troštau
Dobro jutro ljubca moja
Empajris
En starček je živel
Fantje po polj’ gredo
Hopsasa polka
Janez čuk in Milka sova - 2 del
Jaz pa vrtec bom kopala
Jest pa eno ljubco j'mam
Kaj sem prislužil
Kar imam to ti dam (What I Have, You May Have)
Katarina polka
Kde je moja ljubica
Ko ptičica ta mala
Lepa Jozefa (Beautiful Josephine)
Ljubca (My Sweetheart)
Ljubca moja
Lovec
Na planine
Na poskok (Jumping)
Na poti v starih kraj - del 1
Na poti v starih kraj - del 2
Narodi nam se
Narodne pesmi
Naš maček (Our Tomcat)
Ne bom se možila
Njega ni (He Has Not Returned)
Nova stara pesen (A New-Old Song)
Ob trgatvi-čast 1 (Vintage Festival-Part 1)
Oj ta zakonski stan (Marriage Joys)
Po valovik (Over the Waves)
Pod hrastom [Kaj mi nuca planinca]
Poppy Polka [Jingling Tingling Polka]
Pošter tanc
Pozdrav
Primorski valček
Regiment po cesti gre
Ribenčan Urban polka
Ribniška
Še ena (One More)
Šebelska koračnica
Sieben Šrit
Slovenski poskočni
Soča voda
Soča voda je šumela
Spomin na vojaštvo – 2 del
St. Clairski valček
Šuster polka
Takrat v starih časih
Treba ni moje ljub’ce plavšati
V krčmi-čast I (In a Village Inn-Part 1)
V krčmi-čast II (In a Village Inn-Part 2)
Večerni valček
Vesela Urška valček
Veseli bratci
Veterček po zraku gre
Zadni polubek
About the restoration
Every recording here is a historical track sourced from a public archive and remastered through a purpose-built chain — the same fixed chain for every file, no machine-learning enhancement. The aim is simple: sound better, and meet YouTube's audio standards. Rights status differs per recording and sources are credited where known; anything still in copyright is published with attribution and removed on request. The surface noise of the original transfer is still audible, because removing it completely would mean removing the recording too. How the restoration works →