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The Bal: Tis a Bra Keenly Lode
The Bal: Tis a Bra Keenly Lode
Dialect Ballad by William Bentinck Forfar. 
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My Father had a Horse
Recorded from the singing of Jim Thomas by Ralph Dunstan and published in Cornish Dialect and Folk Song, Jordan's Bookshop, Truro 1932
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The Irish Lady – Sir Humphry Davy
Lyrics from a poem by Sir Humphry Davy set to music by Ralph Dunstan and published in  The Cornish Song Book: Lyver Canow Kernewek, 1929
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The Mermaid
The mermaid, or "merry-maid," has haunted the shores of old Comwall from time immemorial, and lured many a Cornish sailor and fisherman ("to whom the supersitions of mermen and mermaidens had the familiarity oa a creed) to a watery grave. The mermaids of St. Just, Zennor, St lvcs, Padstow and
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A Grey Day – Kitty Lee
A Grey Day, lyrics by Kitty Lee, music by Ralph Dunstan published in the Cornish Song Book, Lyver Canow Kernow in 1929. Kitty Lee or Katherine Lee was the pen name of Katherine Jenner, formative member and Bard of Gorsedh Kernow.
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Boats of Sennen – Kitty Lee
Boats of Sennen, lyrics by Kitty Lee, music by Ralph Dunstan published in the Cornish Song Book, Lyver Canow Kernow in 1929. Kitty Lee or Katherine Lee was the pen name of Katherine Jenner, formative member and Bard of Gorsedh Kernow. She published six novels and and three non fiction
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Kan an Pyskador Kernewek
Kan Pyskador Kernewek / Can Pyscajor Kernewek / The Cornish Fisherman's Hymn, written by Henry Jenner to the tune of "The Pilgrims of the Night" by Henry Smart. First published in Lyver Canow Kernewek - The Cornish Song Book edited by Ralph Dunstan 1929. We are grateful to Father Ross
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‘St Mabena’s Hymn’ by Angela Bunney
‘St Mabena’s Hymn’ by Angela Bunney
We heard recently from Tamsin Bunney Ford, who wanted to add two songs to the archive which were written by her mother: this, ‘St Mabena’s Hymn’, and another song titled ‘Cornish Lanes’. Angela died in 2024. Most people knew her as Angela Bunney; she was part of the ’60s Thames
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‘Cornish Lanes’ by Angela Bunney
‘Cornish Lanes’ by Angela Bunney
We heard recently from Tamsin Bunney Ford, who wanted to add two songs to the archive which were written by her mother: this, Cornish Lanes, and St Mabena’s Hymn. Click here to listen to Tamsin singing this song. Angela died in 2024. Most people knew her as Angela Bunney; she
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Carols of the Roseland (Including Tregony)
Carols of the Roseland (Including Tregony)
Various sources record that street carolling occurred in Roseland villages with choirs going door to door, or from place to place. This book captures some of the carols connected with the Roseland.
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