Walter Freer in Glasgow - between the 1860's and the 1900's
from My Life and Memories, pages 43-44:
...Willie Frame...to begin with...was a sentimental singer; in fact, he often at this time acted as soloist in the “Messiah” at the church (Springburn Parish) with which he was connected as precentor for many years.
Soirees, festivals, assemblies, and so forth were all the rage in the ’sixties...and as soon as Frame showed talent and a disposition to sing for the love of the thing, he was greatly run after by the promoters of these affairs....
Once he began on the public platform, Frame didn’t stick to sentimental songs for long, however. He developed a turn for humour, … more >>
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Walter Freer, My Life and Memories (Glasgow, ), p. 43-44. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1412785489580 accessed: 3 December, 2024
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Listening to
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comic songs
written by Domenico Cimarosa |
performed by Willie Frame |
sentimental songs | performed by Willie Frame |
Experience Information
Date/Time | between the 1860's and the 1900's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Wed, 08 Oct 2014 17:24:49 +0100