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click to open downloadable pdf of score with lyrics:Heva Dance Audio File- Heva Dance from Shallal Project: Notes In 1961 Newquay created its own Furry Dance called the Heva see Newquay Heva Dance and Song This signalled a revival of interest in Cornish Furry Dance tradition and many other Cornish
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Newquay Heva Dance In 1961 Newquay created its own furry dance. The town had historically used the North Cornwall Furry to process from Crantock Street School out to the bonfire at Pentire Head on Midsummer’s eve and had adapted it as weekly event during the summer tourist season. It was
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Dalla
Dalla – Acoustic music band specialising in traditional Cornish Celtic music. Active from 1999 to 2017. Neil Davey Some context and ‘pre-history’. Dalla was formed by Neil Davey and Hilary Coleman towards the end of 1999. Prior to this though, both Hilary and Neil and their families had already been
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Wheal Vor was a tin mine about a mile from Breage   Unknown formation date. 1857: Porthleven was crammed. The Wheal Vor Band played at various points during the day, and in the afternoon the Mawgan Band accompanied the children of the Wesleyan school procession round the port – a
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Week St Mary is a civil parish and village south of Bude   Unknown formation date. 1840s: Week St Mary Brass Band active. (BBHD / John Brush) 1871: Bible Christian chapel, and, after their usual procession marched through the village headed by the Week St Mary Brass Band.  (20 May
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