Skinners Bottom Singers were the first group to represent Cornwall at the Pan Celtic Festival In Ireland in 1970.

This compilation of past and present Cornish Male Voice Choirs is little more than a list and an incomplete list at that! We are hopeful, however, that its inclusion here will encourage the submission of the names of any choirs that have been missed. We are hopeful, too, that the

By Tony Mansell Once again the Royal Albert Hall rang to the sound of Cornish Voices as the members of twenty-nine male voice choirs took their music to London to celebrate their “Cornishness”. (Programme cover by Allsopp Design of Penzance who we hope will not object to it being included

By Tony Mansell   The 1000 Cornish Male Voice concert in the Royal Albert Hall in 1983 was clearly one of those events to which the epithet “I was there” should be attributed. An event where the clan gathered to produce an amazing concert and to celebrate their “Cornishness”. To

The choir was resurrected after 28 years in April 1981 when a public meeting was held and Mr Ivan Kessell was appointed as musical director with Margaret Hocking as accompanist.

St Columba Celtic Male Voice Choir started in the 1960’s under the baton of Ivan Kessell and disbanded in 2011. Conductors included Phillipa Old, M Trethewy, Clifford Strongman, Derek Rule, Tony Tournoff and Kathryn Parkin. Accompanists were Carrie Mills, Lilah Bassett and Margaret Callaway.

Circa 1900 (Photo: courtesy Margaret Davey) Back row: 1) Harries, 2) Osborn, 3) Reynolds, 4) J. Chynoweth, 5) Harper, 6) Willcocks, 7) J. Squire, 8) Tremewan, 9) Harper. Middle row: 10) Hocking, 11) Mitchell, 12) Letcher, 13) Angwin, 14) Uren, 15) Mitchell, 16) Harper. Front row: 17) W. Roberts, 18)

Gareth Cottrell Christmas Blessing for MVC by Gareth Cottrell   Gareth Cottrell is a primarily a brass band miusician but he has extended his activities to include choirs and organ