Samuel Pepys in Westminster - 27 July, 1661
from Diary of Samuel Pepys, 27 July 1661, page 147:
After dinner Mr. Townsend was called upon by Capt. Cooke; so we three went to a taverne hard by and there he did give us a song or two; and without a doubt, he hath the best manner of singing in the world.
cite as
Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys, 27 July 1661. In Robert Latham (ed.), The Diary of Samuel Pepys: A Selection (London, 2003), p. 147. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1407248626393 accessed: 2 February, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| 17th-century song | performed by Captain Cooke |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 27 July, 1661 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:23:46 +0100