A troyl was held at St Mawes Memorial Hall on 24th April 2024 to celebrate the traditional music of the Roseland peninsula. Troyl is the Cornish name for an informal evening with spots for singers and step dance displays interspersed with songs and dances for all to join in. In
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
Based on an old dance tune communicated to Ralph Dunstan January 1930 by Captain Collett of Perranporth. 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
The Roseland with Trewince indicated Trevince March relates to an area in Gwennap, some distance from the Roseland but at some point the name became corrupted to Trewince and adopted into the repertoire of Roseland bands, including St Anthony’s Noyse Band. Whether the slight change in name was deliberate
Trip to Truro is a dance that originates from the dancing masters, in this case “24 Country Dances for 1765” by Johnson, page 67. Its early provenance in Cornwall as a dance is not known but a connection or tribute is assumed.
Musical Directors: Russell Kessell (1936-1959), Hildegard Craig (1980-1888 or later) 1936: Melba Kessell, Accompanist. 1956: The famous Treviscoe Choir which carried off the top award for choirs not exceeding 60 voices at the Llangollen International Music Festival. Russell Kessell, who led the choir from 1936 to 1959, holds the
