Over 2000 recordings by British and Irish Muscians have been digitised and made available online in a project by Kings College, London.
The Musicains of Britain and Ireland 1900-1950 project is allowing listeners and researchers to rediscover leading musicians who were once household names.
Most of the recordings are making their first public appearance since they came out on shellac over 60 years ago and are linked to a range of research resources about the history of recording to help people make the most of the collection.
The discs were selected specifically to highlight world-class British and Irish performers recorded between 1900 and 1950, especially artists neglected by the newly-formed EMI after the merger of the Gramophone Co and Columbia in 1931.
For more information about this project and to listen to some samples,visit the JISC webpages
All the tracks and many more are all available on the CHARM website.