Ethel M. Clark in Woolaston, Gloucestershire - early 20th Century

from Their small corner, page 43:

Once a week on winter evenings the rector [Rev. Lambert] held orchestral evenings. Anyone who could play an instrument was welcome and those who could not play were given triangles or some other percussion instruments. These seemed to be a source of humour for some reason, but how we enjoyed those evenings followed by coffee and some delicacy. Looking back I feel that the Rev. Lambert was a wonderful person whose …   more >>

cite as

Ethel M. Clark, Their small corner. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:148, p. 43. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1529674240472 accessed: 11 November, 2024

location of experience: Woolaston, Gloucestershire

Listeners

Listening to

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'I will extol Thee'
written by Rev. Lambert
performed by Children
unspecified orchestral music

Experience Information

Date/Time early 20th Century
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:30:40 +0100
Approved on Fri, 24 Aug 2018 15:06:38 +0100