This song seems to have started out life as a Naval song under the name of “The Robber's Retreat” at the beginning of the 20th century. It was first recorded in Cadgwith as “The Robber’s Retreat” on a wax cylinder probably during the winter of 1931/32 by American Folk Song
Merv Davey- 28 March 2020
Morgannow - Cornish Shanties Project. Shanties lend themselves well to being sung in Cornish and are a wonderful way to enjoy the sound and feel of language whether or not you have any previous knowledge. In 2019 Lowender Peran set up an outreach project "Morgannow" to share these songs with
- Merv Davey
- 24 March 2020
Jim Pengelly hailed from Padstow in Cornwall where he grew up, hence the name of this book ‘Den Lodenek’ which translated from Cornish means ‘Man of Padstow’.
- Merv Davey
- 20 March 2020
In 2000 the members of Cornish Youth Dance group Tan Ha Dowr (Fire and Water) engaged in a recording project to capture the sounds and rhythms of Cornish dance. The project featured Cornish Scoot (step) dance where the percussive sound of hard shoes creates a conversation with musician and tune.
- Merv Davey
- 18 March 2020
'Squire's Song'/'Can Scoswas', from Robert Morton Nance's Cledry plays, was recorded for the Racca Project between 1995 and 1997. The plays were inspired by what Nance called 'guise dance drolls'.
- Merv Davey
- 18 March 2020