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
Kanow Dons: Singing for Cornish Dances: An Daras Cornish Folk Arts project originally published in 2005 with music and lyrics for Cornish dances.
Extracts from the notebook of John Giddy, Gentleman, 18th century music music in Cornwall.
Blue Bonnets was sung by Hedley Martin for the Broom Dance in 1980
Neb kanow gerys-da yn Kernewek / Some popular songs in Cornish. Oberi yn keskowethyans gans Lowender / Working in partnership with Lowender: Cornwall My Home, Lamorna, Trelawny, Camborne Hill, Little Lise , Dancing Day , Cadgwith Anthem, Maggie May, Sweet Nightingale, White Rose, Nelsons Blood, Farewell Shanty.
From the Cledry Plays collected and written by Robert Morton Nance, the Cornish Language scholar and revivalists during the early part of the 20th Century.
Sometime around 1896 a young Ford Knight joined Indian Queens Band on cornet. Who, then, could have predicted the immense contribution he was to make. Indian Queens Band 1896 with Ford Knight next to the drum, cornet in hand (Photo: unknown) Indian Queens Band 1908 with Ford Knight on the
Poem by Lorna West 1984, set to Music Lorna West 1992.
The Dilly Song is part of a family of “number songs” that includes “Green Grow the Rushes Oh” and “In those Twelve Days”. Guessing at the symbolism of the lyrics has entertained generations of folklorists.
Killigrew Fancy written by Michelle Lyon and played by Bagas Crowd