Marais and Miranda: Discography

Recordings

• Songs of many lands [sound recording]. 1949 [ Decca DL 5106 ]
  1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 10 in.
  Josef Marais and Miranda.
  
  • Johnnie with the Bandy Legs
  • Ihashe
  • Waltzing Matilda
  • The Cherries = Les Cerises
  • When a Little Farm We Keep
  • The Bouquet
  • Go Tell Aunt Rhody
  • The Sheep Are Coming Down the Road
  • Beside the Windmill.
• Songs from the veld. Vol. II [sound recording]. 1949 [Decca DL 5083 ]
  1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 10 in.
  Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band.
  
  • Marching to Pretoria
  • My heart is so sad
  • There's the cape-cart
  • Meisiesfontein
  • Siembamba
  • "Ai, ai" the pied crow cry
  • As the sun goes down
  • Jan Pieriewiet
  • There comes Alibama
  • Train to Kimberley.
• Josef Marais and Miranda [sound recording]. 1950 [Columbia FL 9542 ]
  1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 10 in.
  Performed by Josef Marais and Miranda ; with instrumental acc.
  
  • Around the corner
  • Mountain is far
  • Cecilia
  • Beau Reynolds
  • Bulu the Zulu
  • Umbira melody
  • Jonathan
  • Frances, oh Frances.
• Songs of the South African Veld. Vol. I [sound recording]. 1950 [Decca DL 5399 ]
  1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 10 in.
  Josef Marais and Miranda, vocals ; with his Bushveld Band and chorus.
  • Old Johnnie Goggabie
  • The Wanderer's Song
  • Come Walk with Me Tonight
  • Pretty Kitty
  • Auntie Mina's Cooking the Syrup
  • When will we be Married Gertjie?
  • Sugarbush (Vastrap)
  • The Capetown Girls
  • The Zulu Warrior
  • Pity the Poor Patat.
• Ballads of many lands [sound recording] 1950 [Decca DL 5268 ]
  songs, arrangements, translations by Josef Marais.
  1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 10 in.
  Josef Marais and Miranda, vocal duet ; with instrumental acc.
  
  • How lovely cooks the meat
  • The crickets
  • The flocks, the flocks
  • Riding down from Bangor
  • The grindstone man
  • Floating down the stream
  • The fox
  • The ratcatcher's daughter.
• Songs of the South African Veld [sound recording] 1952 Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band. [Decca DL 5014 ]
  1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 10 in.
  Popular South African songs.
  Josef Marais, vocals ; with his Bushveld Band, sung mostly in English.
  Program notes on container in English.
  
  • Stellenbosch boys
  • Tante Koba = Aunty Koba
  • Stay, Polly, stay
  • Pack your things and trek, Fereira
  • Oh, brandy leave me alone
  • If Maria married me
  • Here am I
  • Sarie Marais
  • Henrietta's wedding
  • Ma says Pa says.
• South African folk songs [sound recording] 1957 Josef Marais and Miranda. [Harmony HL 7043 ][Columbia 6226]
  South African folk songs [sound recording]
  1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.
  Folk songs.
  Sung by Josef Marais and Miranda.
  
  • Sarie Marais.
  • Train to Kimberley.
  • When It Rains.
  • Ma says, Pa Says.
  • Pity the poor patat.
  • Sugarbush.
  • Oh Brandy Leave Me Alone.
  • Animal Cries.
  • Jonathan.
  • Umbira Melody.
• Hootenanny [sound recording]. 1963 [Kapp KS-3330 ]
  Anthology of many folk singers and songs
  
  • Native Minstrel Song (Marais and Miranda)
  • The Queen Bee (Marais and Miranda)
• Hootenanny [sound recording]. 1963 [Kapp KL-1330 ]
• Hootenanny no. 2 [sound recording] 1963 [Kapp KL-1343 ]
  Another anthology of many folk singers and songs
  
  • Ungu wena wena = To the bride's father (Marais and Miranda)
• Wine Of Gaul and folk ballads of other lands, 195?, [Decca DL 8791]
  • Wine Of Gaul
  • Song of the Potato
  • Feelin' Bad and Low
  • A Rose Fell Down from Heaven
  • Follow My Bangalorey Man
  • Der Rebbe
  • Chatzkele (spiel mir a Kazatzkele)
  • Gold and Silver
  • The White Linen Coat
  • Riding Down from Bangor
  • A Farmer Thin and Small
  • John Riley
  • La Parturelle ( A Simple Farmer's Daughter)
  • Old Tante Kobe
  • Darkness
  • The Jolly Broom Man
  • Once I was Young
• Josef Marais an Miranda Revisit the South African Veldt (with the Bushveldt Band), 195?, [Decca DL 8811/ DL 7 8811 stereo]
  • Henrietta's Wedding
  • Here Am I
  • Marching To Pretoria
  • Siembamba
  • Jan Piriewiet
  • Auntie Mina's Cooking the Sirup
  • Pretty Kitty
  • There's the Cape Cart
  • The Zulu Warrior
  • Meisiesfontein
  • Old Johnnie Goggabee
  • Polly, Polly
  • How Lovely Cooks The Meat
  • As the Sun Goes Down
  • Oh, Brandy, Leave Me Alone
  • A-Round the Corner
• Sundown Songs (with instrumental accompaniment, 195?, [Decca DL 8711]
  • Hali Ho
  • Cloak of Night
  • Distant Mountain Peak
  • Whistle an' I'll Come To You
  • We Travel The Highlands
  • Sitting By the Bright Fire Light
  • Snake Baked A Hoecake
  • 2,000 Miles to Go
  • One Day I Went A-Riding
  • Down To Niagra
  • Running Water
  • My Boat Is Drifting
  • Misery Must Have An Ending
  • You Can Make Fricadel
  • Silver Moon Sailing
  • I'll Soon be Starting On My Way
• Marias and Miranda in Person (live concert with Audience) 1955, [Decca DL 9026]
  recorded at Fullerton Hall, Chicago IL February 2, 1955
  • Henrietta's Wedding
  • Farewell to Bellashanny
  • I Wonder When I Shall be Married
  • Old Joe Clarke
  • Rooster Chick - From the opera "African Heartbeat" (Marais - O'Neal)
  • Wa-ye-le
  • Pastorale
  • Little Marguerite
  • The Small Husband
  • Pale Sarah
  • The Grindstone Man
  • As The Sun Goes Down
  • Here Am I
  • Siembamba
  • The Cherries
• Marais and Miranda in Person, (Vol II?) (live concert with Audience) 1955, [Decca DL 9027]
  recorded at Fullerton Hall, Chicago IL February 7, 1955
  • There's the Cape Cart
  • The Bouquet
  • If Mama Strikes Me Down
  • the Crickets
  • I-ha-she
  • Till the Queen Bee Arrive
  • Farmer of Brienz
  • The Scorned Lover
  • Ah Goote Noodle Soup
  • The Angler's Song
  • Bid Me But Live
  • When That I Was a Little TIny BOy
  • Johnny with the bandy Legs
  • Meisisefontein
  • Auntie Mina's Cooking the Sirup
  • Polly, Polly
  • Cripple Creek
• Africana Suite - Marais and Miranda [Decca DL 9047]
  • Medley: Work Chant / Hunger Chant / Riches Bring Sorrow
  • Medley: Birthday Song / The Stellenbosse Boys / The Old Transvaal / There Comes Oompy Kah-Ly
  • Medley: Isibili / Awake
  • In the Boer Homestead / Finale
  • Everywhere
  • Sitting in Jail
  • But the Cat Came Back
  • Tobacco
  • Lilliburlero
  • Eleven Little Froggies
  • Unfortunate Miss Bailey
• Christmas with Marais and Miranda (1955?) [Decca DL 9030]
  NEW MUSIC AND ADAPTATIONS BY JOSEPH MARAIS.
  Christmas music from various countries;
  Josef and Miranda Marais, with the Pardo Players of Ancient Instruments.
  • The Christmas Tree
  • African Carol
  • Let Us Sing of Christmas
  • (more)
• European folk song festival, [MGM E/SE-4115]
  
  • Begone, Dull Care
  • Twa Bonnie Maidens
  • On the Way to Montpellier
  • In the Woods
  • The Portuguese Fisherman
  • When You're Travelling With Friends
  • Step to the Rhythm of the Pipers
  • When We Have A Little More
  • The Silverfleet
  • The Golden Days of Yore
  • Swedish Polonaise
  • The Holiday Song
• Marais and Miranda Go Native, 1960 [Kapp KL-1180 ]
  More songs of the South African veld.
  Songs, chants and instrumental music in the style of South African traditional music.
  Josef Marais, arranger ; Eric Robinson, conductor.
  a/k/a Raw Music, Well Done. Recording Engineer: Joe Meek (?!)
  
  • The queen bee
  • Dust upon the roadway
  • Ungu wena wena = To the bride's father
  • Wo-ye-le = Boating chant
  • The crickets
  • Mountain is far
  • Native minstrel song
  • The donkey's lament
  • Rooster chick
  • When it rains
  • The animal cries (to a small child)
  • I-ha-she.
• Nature Songs, 1963 (?) [Motivation MR 0318]
  From Ballads For The Age of Science
  Lyrics and Text by Hy Zaret, music by Lou Singer
  Orchestrations by Josef Marais, directed by Hecky Krasnow.
  Produced by Hy Zaret.
  • Introduction to Nature Study
  • Why Do the Leaves Change their Color
  • What Are the Parts of a Tree
  • What is an Insect
  • What is a Mammal
  • How Do the Fish Swim
  • Song of the Rocks
  • The Birds Have a Language
  • How Does a Bird Sing
  • What Does a Bird Have that I Have Not
  • How Silk is Made
  • What's In the Ocean
  • How Do the Seeds of Plants Travel
  • The Balance of Nature
• More Nature Songs , 1963 [Motivation MR 0320]
  • Metamorphosis
  • How Does A Frog Become A Frog?
  • What Is An Animal (What Is A Plant?)
  • Bobo The Bear
  • Song Of The Fossils
  • How Does A Cow Make Milk?
  • Eohippus
  • The Conservartion Song
  • Why Is The Sky Blue?
  • What Makes A Rainbow?
  • Let's Wander Thru The Seasons
  • Why Does A Bee Buzz?
  • What Are The Parts Of A Flower?
  • The Face Of The Earth Is Changing
• No Dolly No and other Rare Folksongs [?] [MGM:E-4143, SE-4143 (stereo)]
• No Dolly No
• Red River Valley
• I Want to Stay In Ceres
• The Old Transvaal
• Stop Your Groaning
• When I get Home
• Pity the Poor Patat
• Hold Your Head Up High
• The Bouquet
• The Green Dress
• Oh Maiden Will You Come A-Dancing?
• I'm Dry
• Returning Home with Marais and Miranda (CD compilation of tunes from :
  • Open Air Concert, [M&M M2362], recorded at ISOMATA Idyllwild CA, 1963
  • Souvenier ALbum, [Glendale 6022]
• Spotlight On Europe Vol. 1 [Motivation Records MR 0642]
  from Spotlight Ballads to Light up the World by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer Produced by Hy Zaret
  Copyright 1961
  Ages 9 up
  Lyrics and text by Hy Zaret, Music by Lou Singer. Marais & Miranda
  Orchestrated and conducted by Josef Marais, Produced by Hy Zaret
  Tony Mottola Orchestra, Directed by Hecky Krasnow, Produced by Hy Zaret
  "As the "Spotlight Ballads" sing their merry way thru Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe the Far-off places and people are brought home to us enchantingly, melodiously, and unforgettably "alive". They are no longer "those places" and "those people" for they are now part of our shared experiences-we have become "involved". And, as the ballads of the "People" album explore some of the basic concepts of Anthropology's "cultures" "Habits", "races of man" etcetera our sing-along becomes a "think-along'-we see ourselves, personally and historically, in a new light and we enjoy what we see."
  
  • People! Places! Language!
  • Oui, Oui, Cherie! (Paris, France)
  • The Farms of France
  • The Shape of Italy
  • Firenze Le Bella (Florence)
  • Roma is the City Of Rome
  • Where Are the Alps
  • Europe's Largest Island (Gt. Britain)
  • London is More than a FOggy Day
  • The Cities of Germany
  • The Rhine, The Weser and the Elbe
  • Portugal (on the Iberian Peninsula)
  • Most of Spain
  • When You're in Madrid
  • Europe Is...
• Spotlight On Europe, Vol 2 [Motivation Records MR 0644]
  from Spotlight Ballads to Light up the World by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer Produced by Hy Zaret
  Copyright 1961
  Ages 9 up
  Lyrics and text by Hy Zaret, Music by Lou Singer. Marais & Miranda
  Orchestrated and conducted by Josef Marais, Produced by Hy Zaret
  Tony Mottola Orchestra, Directed by Hecky Krasnow, Produced by Hy Zaret
  "As the "Spotlight Ballads" sing their merry way thru Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe the Far-off places and people are brought home to us enchantingly, melodiously, and unforgettably "alive". They are no longer "those places" and "those people" for they are now part of our shared experiences-we have become "involved". And, as the ballads of the "People" album explore some of the basic concepts of Anthropology's "cultures" "Habits", "races of man" etcetera our sing-along becomes a "think-along'-we see ourselves, personally and historically, in a new light and we enjoy what we see."
  
  • This is Switzerland
  • Glasgow on Parade
  • Scandinavia
  • Off the Coast of Norway (The Herring Song)
  • The Balkans
  • Let's Take a Look at a Map
  • Athens and the Glory of Greece
  • Benelux
  • Belfast (How Linen is Made)
  • central Europe, As a Region
  • Hold Back the Sea (The Netherlands)
  • I'm On My Way To Ireland
  • Say "Peter Illych Tchaikovsky" (What Is The U.S.S.R.)
  • People Worth Remembering

Opera

• African Heartbeat Music: Josef Marais, libretto: Charles O'Neal

Books

• Songs From South Africa, Josef Marais , Schirmer 1942 32pp.
• Koos the Hottentot: Tales of the Veld by Josef Marais, Knopf 1945. 188pp. llustrated by Henry Stahlhut. There are Seven pages at the end with Songs of the South African Veld.
• Marais & Miranda FOLK SONG JAMBOREE, Ballantine Books, 1960 160 pp. A collection of songs from many lands with full words and music, and with arrangements written especially for guitar accompaniment. Featuring 52 songs in their repertoire. Illustrated with woodcuts by Barbara Remington.
• Dulcimer: World Folk Songs, by Marais & Miranda 1964, 224p,, Full words and Music for Guitar - Plus A Complete Dulcimer Section,

• Rope Of Sand 1949
  Dir: William Dieterle
  Writing credit: Walter Doniger
  Starring: Burt Lancaster,Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Connie Calvet, Sam Jaffe, et al.
  Marais and Miranda appear as "South African Veldt Singers"
• Captain China 1949
  Dir: Lewis R. Foster
  Writing Credits: Gwen Bagni, Lewis R. Foster
  Starring: John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon Chaney, Jr. , Edger Bergen, Michael O'Shea, et al.
  Original Music by : Josef Marais
• Omnibus. II, vol. 21 / TV-Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundation ;
  executive producer, Robert Saudek ; producer, Fred Rickey ;
  director, Andrew McCullough.
  Published: United States : CBS Television Network, 1954-02-21.

The M+M $1,000,000 Question

Where can I get this music?

Well, there are ACTUALLY some M+M recordings available on iTunes now! Run over there now!

I haven't found any of it on CD at all. I occasionally troll the usual web auction sites like eBay or Yahoo or used music sites like GEMM .

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