The Clay Country is rich in stories and folk traditions together with the music, songs and dances that go with them.
“Forty Thieves” is an interesting example of a “jobbing tune” in John Old’s manuscripts. Here it is played as a jig for dancing, but it is related to a Cornish carol called “The First Good Joy That Mary Had” and also one of the tunes to which the rather more
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Plethen A Beswar / Four Hand Reel, Scoot (step) dance tune from North Cornwall
Dame Fanny Moody (1864-1945) of Redruth was known as ‘The Cornish Nightingale’. She became one of the great singing stars of her age.
Fooch Volumes 1 & 2: Favourite Cornish session and dance tunes selected by Neil Davey
Kemysk and The Fifty Degrees take part in the Kan Rag Dons (a song for a dance) project 2014 Kemysk, meaning mixture in Cornish, are a Cornish dance display team with members from the length and breadth of Cornwall. The Fifty Degrees are an enthusiastic group from Penzance who sing
The Falmouth Polka (Polka Aberfala in Cornish) was played as a march for Cornish Tea Treats.