Albert W. Ketelby (1880-1959) was born in Birmingham, England. With
the encouragement of Sir Edward Elgar, Ketelby entered the Music School
of Trinity College in London on a Queen Victoria Scholarship. Ketelby
composed some of the key selections in the field of British Light
Music, including "In a Monastery Garden" (1914),"'appy 'ampstead",
"Wedgewood Blue", "In a Persian Market" and others.
Ketelby also served for a time as director of the recording firm
English Columbia and worked as one of the chief editors at Chappell.
His name became so closely linked with light music that he published
his classical works under the pseudonym of Anton Vodorinski.
All of the above compositions, and more besides, would have been
available as piano rolls, the first and last named even in the United
States. But your "Tangled Tunes" is the first I've heard of Ketelby
being directly connected with the making of a roll. Given it's early
date I would say it might be the only one he made that I know of. Sure
would love to hear it -- I'm a Ketelby nut for sure.
Dave Lewis
[ His name is spelled both Ketelby and Ketelbey. -- Robbie
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