Ben Turner et al. in Yorkshire - between the 1860's and in the beginning of the 1900's
from About Myself, 1863–1930, pages 33–34:
What delightful songs and choruses I heard in those days! At the village pub where my father used to call on a Saturday night, I have heard him sing song after song. I also heard him sing them at home, and when he lived with us as he did for the last few years before he died, he has delighted my children and many a visitor by singing, amongst others, Dan Bedford Leno’s song :—
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Ben Turner, About Myself, 1863–1930 (London, 1930), p. 33–34. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1654079837611 accessed: 11 December, 2024
Listeners
Ben Turner
journalist, millworker, politician (member of parliament 1922-24 and 1929-31), trade union organiser
1863-1942
Listening to
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'Song of the Spade'
written by John Bedford Leno |
performed by Jonathan Turner |
Experience Information
Date/Time | between the 1860's and in the beginning of the 1900's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:37:18 +0100
Approved on Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:09:38 +0100