William Gardiner in Rothley - 1778

from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, pages 46-47:

With what glee did I mount the harvest waggon for the fun of jolting over the rugged roads, to the wheat field [...] The day's toil over, we hastened home for the harvest supper [...] The gingered ale went merrily round. Joe, who was a good singer, was called upon to entertain the company. Seeing them tippling a little too fast, he admonished them in the following song:

Beware of swallowing too much ale ; The more you drink, The worse you think ; Perchance your health and purse will fail : Beware of swallowing too much ale.

cite as

William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 3 (London, 1 January, 1853), p. 46-47. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432983083129 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Rothley

Listeners

William Gardiner
Composer, Hosier
1770-1853

Listening to

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drinking song performed by Joe (anonymous male)

Experience Information

Date/Time 1778
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Sat, 30 May 2015 11:51:23 +0100
Approved on Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:28:43 +0100