Coventry

Jonathan  Evans was a Coventry born ribbon weaver who joined the congregation of the Rev’d G Burder in 1778. He began preaching at Foleshill near Coventry in 1782, and ministered there […]

What we know so far about John Eagleton: According to James T. Lightwood in The Music of the Methodist Hymn-Book, (London 1938), John Eagleton was born in Coventry in 1785 and was one

What we know so far about Richard Drayton: Again, not a lot at present, except that he published one book of music, with 46 tunes in it, together with 12 anthems,

Rev’d George Burder Revd. George Burder, is known to have been alive between 1752-1832, but whether these are his exact dates has yet to be proved.  He was a Nonconformist divine,

What we know so far about Capel Bond: Capel Bond was an English composer and organist at two churches in Coventry. Baptised on December 14th 1730 in Gloucester, he was the

From: Music and Theatre in Handel’s World,  The Family Papers of James Harris, 1732-1780, OUP 2002, by Donald Burrows, Rosemary Dunhill, and James Harris: BARKER, Thomas (b. 1709), third son of John Barker, Minor