Edna Bold in Manchester - between the 1900's and the 1910's
from The Long and short of it: being the recollections and reminiscences of Edna Bold, pages 42-43:
At home we made our own music. Everyone sang, parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins. Our aunt Harriet accompanied. If she were not available. I accompanied, and if I were not available my cousin Dorothy accompanied. We ‘burbled’ through a repertoire of English Welsh, Scottish and Irish folk tunes, and the popular ballads of the day. We never seemed to tire of The Gentle Maiden, Linden Lea, Believe me if all those Endearing Young Charms, O Hush thee my Baby, Passing By, Have you not heard my Lady [Silent Worship], Sweet and Low, etc., etc.
Edna Bold, The Long and short of it: being the recollections and reminiscences of Edna Bold. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:85, p. 42-43. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1531315946184 accessed: 18 December, 2024
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'Believe me if all those endearing young charms'
written by Thomas Moore |
performed by A Manchester Family |
'Passing By'
written by Edward C. Purcell |
performed by A Manchester Family |
| 'O hush thee' | performed by A Manchester Family |
'Linden Lea'
written by Vaughan Williams |
performed by A Manchester family |
| 'Gentle maiden' | performed by A Manchester family |
'Sweet and Low'
written by Sir Joseph Barnby |
performed by A Manchester Family |
| English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish folk tunes | performed by A Manchester Family |
'Have you not heard my lady (Silent Worship)'
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by A Manchester Family |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between the 1900's and the 1910's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |