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Esme Francis was made a Cornish Bard in 1978 taking the name Ylyades – Songwriter. She served as harpist for Gorsedh Kernow for over 40 years and received the Awen Award for services to Cornish music in 2016. She is a music teacher, composer and arranger specialising in the traditional music of Cornwall and songs inspired by its landscape and culture