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Pasco Wella
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
  • Chris Trevena
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Organs of Penzance and an historic Hele in Penzance Baptist Church by Jeffrey Williams
  Penzance was once a treasure-trove of fine church organs, a number of them from the factories of one-time thriving West-Country firms such as H Crabb, Heard & Sons and Hele & Co, the latter firm outlasting the others. There were also instruments by major firms from London and further
  • Jeffrey Williams
  • Organ
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Polperro Mock Mayor
The Mock Mayor takes place during the Polperro Festival on the 3rd Saturday in June. It was revived in 1996 based on description by the Couch family.
  • Merv Davey
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Pencarrow
Pencarrow, traditional tune to the Pencarrow Hunt.
  • Merv Davey
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Park Head
A recording of Park Head made in the St Dennis band room on the 7th July 2022   A march written for St Dennis Silver Band by former musical director, John Brush. It was played in Bugle “Square” in 2016 when the band won the Royal Trophy at the contest.
  • Tony Mansell
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St Austell Church Tower Piper
St Austell Church Tower Piper
The piper on the top of St Austell church tower serenades the streets of St Austell. . We know little about the carving of the piper except that it presumably dates to the building of the church in 1500 making it one of the oldest depictions of bagpipes in Cornwall.
  • Merv Davey
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St Picrous Night
St Picrous Night
Today St Picrous night is celebrated at the Kings Arms in Luxulyan. The story is retold at the beginning of the evening and leads naturally to a traditional Cornish “Shout” or singing session.
  • Merv Davey
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Polka Covath
Ray Delf's Polka Covath played at Rescorla Session and for the dance Corwhedhen.
  • Merv Davey
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Prys Ton – Cornish Tunes
Prys ton literally means tune time in Cornish and this project captures a snapshot of some of the tunes played in Cornish sessions in Penzance, Perranporth, Bodmin, St Issey and Lanson (Launceston) during 2007.
  • Merv Davey
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Plethen A Beswar – Four Hand Reel
Plethen A Beswar / Four Hand Reel, Scoot (step) dance tune from North Cornwall
  • Merv Davey
  • Dance
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