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The Lowender Peran Polkas
Jamie Smith's Mabon and Macquarrie & Toms perform a special set of tunes composed by Jamie Smith, commissioned to mark Lowender Peran's 40th Anniversary. A set of three polkas: The Lowender Peran Polka; The Ponsmere Polka; The Best Western Polka.
  • Merv Davey
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Miss Michelle Lyon
A dance tune from the Ros Keltek days. Andy DaveyT
  • Merv Davey
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Maids of Carnon Downs / Sunny Corner March
Two dance tunes from the Roskeltek days. The Sunny Corner March and the Maids of Carnon Downs  (Carnon Downs being where Roskeltek used to have their weekly practice). Andy Davey
  • Merv Davey
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Cat In The Bag
Cat in the Bag is also called the Cat in the Bag Rag, as I think I meant it to be a rag to begin with. The cat in question was our first cat, Scadge, short for Scajyn, Cornish for vagabond. He used to love crawling into the paper carrier
  • Merv Davey
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The Lowender Peran ‘Virtual’ Banjo Band
The Lowender Peran Virtual Banjo Band Project reached 13k people with over 2k views over 7 days during the festivals on line celebrations. 30 bajo players form around the world joined together in a tribute to Cornwall's own Goonhavern Banjo Band.
  • Jowdy Davey
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Point March
The Point March is rooted in Cornish Tea Treat tradition
  • Merv Davey
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Sunny Corner March / Keskerdh Kornel Howlyek
The Sunny Corner March (Kekerdh Kornel Howlyek in Cornish) was a popular tune played by 19th century brass bands in Cornwall for Tea Treats and Regattas.
  • Merv Davey
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Forgpool March – Keskerdh Polkwilkyn
Different versions of the Frogpool March 19th Century - present.
  • Merv Davey
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Newlyn Reel / Plethen Lullyn
The dance and tune were transcribed in 1971 by Mrs Esme Francis, the Honorary Harpist for the  Cornish Gorseth. In 2009 she described the circumstances: “A neighbour of mine, farmer John Williams, who lived at Boscreggan Farm,Nanquido, described the Newlyn Reel Dance tome in 1971. He remembered travelling to Newlyn
  • Merv Davey
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Lady Evesham’s Polka
Audio File: Lady Evesham’s as played by Festival Band at Lowender Peran 1987 See: Racca – Cornish Tunes For Cornish Sessions Project  1995-97
  • Merv Davey
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