Petra Biržỹs

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, vocalist, composer, lyricist

Notes: His real name is Biržỹs Petras (LIthuanian surname customarily precedes given name) and he used many stage names, among them, Pùpų (Pupau) Dėde, Akiras, Akiras Biržys, and P. Birzis.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone BD9229 10-in. 11/3/1930 Pajauniuuzika Akiras Biržys Male vocal solo, with accordion vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion, composer, lyricist  
Gramophone BD9234 10-in. 11/3/1930 Pamergių Akiras Biržys Male vocal solo, with accordion vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BD9223 10-in. 11/3/1930 Polka "Nadzia" Akiras Biržys Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Gramophone BD9226 10-in. 11/3/1930 Noriu meigo ir klumpakojis Akiras Biržys Accordion solo, with violin and clarinet instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BD9228 10-in. 11/3/1930 Valsas Akiras Biržys Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BD9233 10-in. 11/3/1930 Vyžuoniškiu polka Akiras Biržys Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BD9224 10-in. 11/3/1930 Senelio polka Akiras Biržys Male vocal solo, with violin and accordion instrumentalist, accordion, composer, vocalist, lyricist  
Gramophone BD9225 10-in. 11/3/1930 Polka "Varpelis" Akiras Biržys Male vocal solo, with accordion vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BD9231 10-in. 11/3/1930 Polka "Ramtatulis" Akiras Biržys Male vocal solo, with accordion vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion, composer, lyricist  
Gramophone BD9232 10-in. 11/3/1930 Valsas juozui bachunui Akiras Biržys Male vocal solo, with accordion vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BD9227 10-in. 11/3/1930 Polka "Grižk namo" Akiras Biržys Mae vocal solo, with accordion vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BD9222 10-in. 11/3/1930 Senbernių polka Akiras Biržys Male vocal solo, with accordion, violin and clarinet vocalist, instrumentalist, accordion, composer, lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Biržỹs, Petra," accessed May 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368619.

Biržỹs, Petra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368619.

"Biržỹs, Petra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368619

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