ɪn hɪz ˌɔːɾoʊbaɪˈɑːɡɹəfi bˈɑːɹ, bˈæt ænd bˈɪt, pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, lˈiː ɹˈɛkɚdz ðɪ ɛndʒˈɔɪmənt ʌv plˈeɪɪŋ fɔːɹ aɪ zɪŋɡˈɑːɹɹi æt ðə kˈæntɚbˌɛɹi fˈɛstɪvəl ænd tˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd ˈaɪɚləndz kˈʌntɹi ᵻstˈeɪts.
In his autobiography Bar, Bat and Bit, published in 1913, Leigh records the enjoyment of playing for I Zingari at the Canterbury Festival and touring England and Ireland's country estates.