Miranda

Birth and Death Data: Born January 9, 1912, Died April 20, 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

Notes: Original name: Roosje Baruch de la Bardo. Performed with husband Josef Marais as Marais & Miranda.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 73293 1/22/1946 The wanderer's song ; Come walk with me tonight Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73294 1/22/1946 Old Johanie gozzable Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73295 1/22/1946 The Zulu warrior Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73296 1/22/1946 Pretty Kitty Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73314 1/29/1946 Pity the poor Patat Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73315 1/29/1946 When will we be married, Gertjie? Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73316 1/29/1946 Sugarbush/The Capetown girls Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73317 1/29/1946 Auntie Mina's cooking the syrup Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73518 4/22/1946 Pretty Kitty Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73519 4/22/1946 Old Johnnie Goggabie Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73520 4/22/1946 When will we be married, Gertjie? Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais vocalist  
Decca 73872 4/22/1947 Waltzing Matilda (Australian) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73873 4/22/1947 Go tell Aunt Rhody (American) ; The sheep are coming down the road (South African) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73874 4/22/1947 The cherries (French) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73875 4/22/1947 When a little farm we keep (English) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73887 4/24/1947 Ihashe (Zulu chant) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73888 4/24/1947 Beside the windmill (Dutch) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73889 4/24/1947 Johnnie with the bandy legs (South African) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 73890 4/24/1947 The bouquet (Flemish) Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75606 12/16/1949 The bangalorey man: Part 1: Follow my bangalorey man Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75607 12/16/1949 The bangalorey man: Part 2: Johnnie had an ugly cow Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75608 12/16/1949 The bangalorey man: Part 3: Our house is upside down Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75609 12/16/1949 The bangalorey man: Part 4: Cripple creek Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75667 1/5/1950 The grindstone man Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75668 1/5/1950 The flocks, the flocks Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75669 1/5/1950 The fox Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75670 1/5/1950 How lovely cooks the meat Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75681 1/5/1950 Riding down from Bangor Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75682 1/9/1950 The ratcatcher's daughter Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75683 1/9/1950 Floating down the stream Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 75684 1/9/1950 The crickets Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101319 11/11/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: Everywhere Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101320 11/11/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: Sitting in jail Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101321 11/21/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: Steady oh steady Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101322 11/21/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: But the cat came back Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101323 11/21/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: Tobacco Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101324 11/21/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: Lilliburlero Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101325 11/21/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: Eleven little froggies Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca 101326 11/21/1956 Songs of Spirit And Humor: Unfortunate Miss Bailey Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 4613 12/4/1947 Heimwee Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 4614 12/4/1947 Boereseun Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 4615 12/4/1947 Huisie in die berge Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 4616 12/4/1947 Onthou jy nog Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 5548 4/17/1950 Song of the potato Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 5549 4/17/1950 Henrietta's wedding Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8422 5/20/1955 The Christmas tree ; See there comes the steamboat Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8423 5/20/1955 Hogmanay night ; Santa Claus, won't you come in Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8424 5/20/1955 Today is Sylvester Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8433 5/24/1955 Live happily ; Pilgrimage to Bethlehem Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8434 5/24/1955 The cherry tree carol ; Let us sing of Christmas ; Lord Jesus has a garden Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8452 5/27/1955 Lullaby to a doll Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8453 5/27/1955 The angelus ; Let rich and poor rejoice today Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8454 5/27/1955 Fife and drum Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  
Decca L 8455 5/27/1955 African carol Josef Marais ; Miranda vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miranda," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/331871.

Miranda. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/331871.

"Miranda." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/331871

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Miranda, 1912-1986 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87914127

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6464933

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1799132

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