Naw Map Harth sung by John Bolitho at St Clements Church Withiel 8th August 2005
Open downloadable pdf file:Naw_Map_Harth
Sung by Eimear Quinn and the local Loveny Male Voice Choir at Truro Cathedral on 17th March 2026.
Played as an instrumental by Bagas Crowd September 2021
This song was originally noted by the Gilbert family of the Falcon Inn at St Mawgan from a singer called Thomas Williams who died in 1881. The Gilberts sent it to both Rev Sabine Baring Gould and Cecil Sharp for their collections. The song was adapted with Cornish words by Merv Davey in Hengan (Redruth, Dyllansow Truran 1983). Version given above is from the singing of John Bolitho in 2005. It was included in the Racca Cornish session tune project 1995 -97 and played as a march with an even number of bars rather than a lament is also a popular session and dance tune at the time of writing. Cornish and English versions are not literal translations of each other
For more about Cornish Session Tunes
Racca: Cornish Tunes for Cornish Sessions Project 1995-97
Fooch 1 & 2 Favourite Cornish Session and Dance Tunes – Neil Davey
Prys Ton: Cornish Session Tunes – An Daras Folk Arts Project
Cornish Trad -Discovering Cornish Traditional Music