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DEGOL STUL – NOS LOWEN’S BIG ANNUAL PARTY
DEGOL STUL – NOS LOWEN’S BIG ANNUAL PARTY
An account of the annual Degol Stul/Twelfth Night celebrations of Cornish music and dance
  • Hilary Coleman
  • Dance
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ST Newlyna Male Voice Choir (St Newlyn East)
The choir was resurrected after 28 years in April 1981 when a public meeting was held and Mr Ivan Kessell was appointed as musical director with Margaret Hocking as accompanist.
  • Steve Burstow
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Now the Summer is over
Now the Summer is over – Andy Davey   Now the Summer is over as contributed to the Racca project 1995-97.    
  • Merv Davey
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Nice Saffron Buns
Jim Wearne's researches into folk music and family history led him to an interest in things Cornish, and Cornish music in particular. He has since written many songs on Cornish themes, and performs these songs and traditional Cornish material at festivals throughout the USA, and in Cornwall.
  • Jim Wearne
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Newlyn Reel / Plethen Lullyn
The dance and tune were transcribed in 1971 by Mrs Esme Francis, the Honorary Harpist for the  Cornish Gorseth. In 2009 she described the circumstances: “A neighbour of mine, farmer John Williams, who lived at Boscreggan Farm,Nanquido, described the Newlyn Reel Dance tome in 1971. He remembered travelling to Newlyn
  • Merv Davey
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Heva Dance
click to open downloadable pdf of score with lyrics:Heva Dance Audio File- Heva Dance from Shallal Project: Notes In 1961 Newquay created its own Furry Dance called the Heva see Newquay Heva Dance and Song This signalled a revival of interest in Cornish Furry Dance tradition and many other Cornish
  • Merv Davey
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Heva Dance and Song
Newquay Heva Dance In 1961 Newquay created its own furry dance. The town had historically used the North Cornwall Furry to process from Crantock Street School out to the bonfire at Pentire Head on Midsummer’s eve and had adapted it as weekly event during the summer tourist season. It was
  • Merv Davey
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Naw Map Harth – Nine Brave Boys
  Audio file: John Bolitho Singing Naw Map Harth  – Withiel Church 2005: Open downloadable pdf file:Naw_Map_Harth This song was originally noted by the Gilbert family of the Falcon Inn at St Mawgan from a singer called Thomas Williams who died in 1881. The Gilberts sent it to both Rev
  • Merv Davey
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