Joseph H. Armitage in Leeds - the 1920's, at night
from The Twenty-three years, or the late way of life, page 177:
Another feature of the night scene were the buskers who used to “Work” the theatre queues and cinema queues in town.
They walked slowly alongside the queue singing some well known song or ballad, or playing a mouth organ cap in hand.
cite as
Joseph H. Armitage, The Twenty-three years, or the late way of life. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:15, p. 177. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1535548883600 accessed: 25 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| unspecified singing with mouth organ | performed by Buskers |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | the 1920's, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | outdoors, in public |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:21:24 +0100
Approved on Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:11:29 +0100