Michael Kelly et al. in Beauvais - the 1810's
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, pages 289-290:
At Montreuil, we went to the hotel kept by the two Brothers with enormous Cocked Hats...I would advise those who are fond of good-living, and particularly of woodcock-pies, to dine at Montreuil, the younger Cocked Hat is esteemed a perfect cordon bleu in cookery. We slept at Abbeville, at the Hotel de l'Europe, an excellent house. We took luncheon at Beauvais, where it was market-day; and the street, in which our inn was situated, was crowded with market-people, listening to a French ballad-singer, roaring away on the steps of the coffee-house, opposite to our … more >>
Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 289-290. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438690627657 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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hide composersBallades | performed by Michael Kelly, French ballad-singer |
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Date/Time | the 1810's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |