The project captured a cross section of Cornish dance activity in 2005. It sought to show that Cornish dance was alive with a range of new material enriching the living tradition.
Lyver Canow Kernewek, the Cornish Song Book, was edited by Dr Ralph Dunstan and published in 1929. [i] It was the first of its kind and more than eighty years after publication continues to be a magical inspiration for those interested in Cornish music. It also has a degree of
Dr Ralph Dunstan's The Cornish Song Book: Lyver Canow Kernow was published in 1929 and was important in disseminating Cornish folk music and song to a wider audience. In so doing it underpinned the revival of Cornish cultural identity. Nowadays it is still a valuable reference for song collectors and
Dancing Above Par – The Dances of John Old 1808 Alison Davey & Mike O Connor In June 2002 researchers, Bob and Jackie Patten, told Mike O’Connor of a manuscript book belonging to Frank Huddy of Chard. He bought it for six (old!) pence after it had been remaindered in
One of the tunes used by the Golowan Band for the processions that take place during the Golwan Festival in Penzance in June. Racca15 – Cornish Tunes For Cornish Sessions Project 1995-97