Recorded from the singing of Jim Thomas by Ralph Dunstan and published in Cornish Dialect and Folk Song, Jordan's Bookshop, Truro 1932
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
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
As played by Frances Bennett January 2024, part of a series of play-through's of Cornish Tunes aimed at promoting and enabling players of all abilities to improve their knowledge of Cornish music. Courtesy of Sounds Like Cornwall Today
"Cornish Trad" traced the story of Mary Kelynack and found a copy of the original music score on the National Library of Australia digital database.
Two dance tunes from the Roskeltek days. The Sunny Corner March and the Maids of Carnon Downs (Carnon Downs being where Roskeltek used to have their weekly practice). Andy Davey
Adapted from a 19th Century Tea Treat March called "The Bold Privateer" played by Tan Ha Dowr as recording project to capture the sounds and rhythms of Cornish dance. The project featured Cornish Scoot (step) dance where the percussive sound of hard shoes creates a conversation with musician and tune.
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.
It was while he was in South Africa, however, that Aldovrand Maynard began to study the production of his voice, and there he studied under Mr. Bassett Nicholls. He was a member of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Musical Society, and the Kimberley Diamond-fields Musical Society. His fame as a tenor gained
The tune is a variant of Marriage May Become a Curse from Robert Morton Nance’s Guize Dance Drolls.