Minnie Frisby in Worms Ash, Bromsgrove - between late 19th Century and 14 February, 1943
from Memories: Minnie Frisby, pages I:10:
Yes we had our sweethearts in those days, and nearly all the lads would have some musical instrument such as Melodions and Concertinas and mouth organs, and that is the way they called their sweethearts out. I myself always knew who was playing “Wait till the clouds roll by Jenny”, and that lovely old song “Erin on the… more >>
cite as
Minnie Frisby, Memories: Minnie Frisby. In Brunel Library The Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 1:250, p. I:10. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1532096703275 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| courting music--instrumental | performed by Boys |
| 'Erin on the Rhyne' | performed by Dance Band |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between late 19th Century and 14 February, 1943 |
| Medium | live, playback |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, in public, solitary |
Notes
Minnie Frisby's account is dated 14 February 1943
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:25:03 +0100
Approved on Sun, 02 Sep 2018 11:10:11 +0100