Elizabeth Randles
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Elizabeth Randles was a Welsh
harpist and pianist of the early 19th century. She was born in Wrexham
on the 24 May 1801 (other sources say she was born in 1800), the daughter of Edward Randles, the blind organist of the parish church, Wrexham. She became known as ‘the Little Cambrian Prodigy’ for her ability to play the piano and harp.
Before she was two years old she played "Ar hyd y nos" and "The Downfall of Paris" on the harp at the Wrexham theatre. When she was only three years old she played before George III, Queen Charlotte and other members of the Royal Family. She created such a sensation that the Princess of Wales wished to adopt her, but her father would not part with his child. She however later went to pass a week at the house of the Princess Charlotte, at Blackheath.
She died in Liverpool
in June 1829.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
harpist and pianist of the early 19th century. She was born in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
on the 24 May 1801 (other sources say she was born in 1800), the daughter of Edward Randles, the blind organist of the parish church, Wrexham. She became known as ‘the Little Cambrian Prodigy’ for her ability to play the piano and harp.
Before she was two years old she played "Ar hyd y nos" and "The Downfall of Paris" on the harp at the Wrexham theatre. When she was only three years old she played before George III, Queen Charlotte and other members of the Royal Family. She created such a sensation that the Princess of Wales wished to adopt her, but her father would not part with his child. She however later went to pass a week at the house of the Princess Charlotte, at Blackheath.
She died in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
in June 1829.