Written By Bernard Moore. Bernard Moore was the pen-name of Samuel Syrus Hunt (1873 -1953). He lived in London but his poetry was inspired by Cornwall and Cornish culture and dialect. His work on Cornish Dialect was recognised in 1934 when he was made a bard of Gorsedh Kernow in
The tune and lyrics were sent to Rev Sabine Baring Gould by J S Cayzer of Penzance dated 1850: Plymouth and Devon Archive: Sabine Baring Gould Personal copy mss, Vol 1 no 47. (SBG/1/1/243) See Racca: Cornish Tunes For Cornish Sessions Project & Hengan: Traditional Folk Songs Dances And
Monty Pearce (1933 to 2010) in 1965, composer and member of Redruth Town Band (Photo: Henry Parkinson courtesy Paddy Bradley, Redruth) Molinnis Park was played by Mount Charles Youth Band conducted by Garry Lannie with commentary by Phillip Hunt in “Sounds of Brass” – BBC Radio Devon/BBC Radio Cornwall
The origin of Mount Charles Band can be traced to their military ancestors, the Charlestown Regiment Volunteers Band which existed back in 1779. See Charlestown Volunteer Brass Band 1908: The Mount Charles Independent Brass Band under the conductorship of Mr W Trethewey. (2 July 1908 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
St Mawes Castle St Mawes is a small town on the Roseland Peninsula Also referred to as “Mawes Amateur Brass Band” Unknown formation date. 1858: Both young and old were out to witness the departure, and to listen to the lively strains of the St Mawes Amateur
Music Inspired by Cornwall 1981: Written for 1981 West of England Bandsmen’s Festival. Used as a contest test piece including: 1981: West of England Bandsmen’s Festival (Class A)
Manaccan is a civil parish and village on the Lizard peninsula about five miles south-southwest of Falmouth Unknown formation date. 1873 to 1888: William Martin of Manaccan Band played during this period. This is the only proof we have that this outfit existed at that time. (John Brush) If
Molinnis is a hamlet half a mile north of Bugle 1871: According to a report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette of Saturday the 3rd June 1871, Molinnis had a brass band which played at Bugle Sabbath School Anniversary on Sunday and Tuesday, the 28th and 30th May. The band
This was the contest site during the 1940s/50s and may have been the location of the early contests The first series of Mid-Cornwall Bandsmen’s Festivals, better known as Stenalees Contest, began in 1922 and ended with the ninth contest, in 1930. Why it ceased is unknown, especially as it
Open downloadable pdf file: Morvah_Fair Dialect Terms Balch Rope Heppen-Stock: A stone block rather like the old milk churn plats still found at old farmsteads. But were used for mounting one’s horse. Troachin: To walk slowly The version of the lyrics for