The Trevince March was played at Tea Treats, a popular entertainment in Cornwall during the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth.
Truro School of SambaI explores the way in which Brazilian and South American rhythms such as Samba, Rumba and Bossa Nova can be used with Cornish and other Celtic musical styles as a percussion accompaniment.
Sung by Brenda Wootton. Words & Music: © Richard Gendall. “Starry Gazey Pie” album.
Words: Herbert Thomas. Music: Professor Joseph White. Arrangement: Brenda Wootton. “Way Down To Lamorna” Album
In August 1971, whilst on a tour of Cornwall, the newly formed rock group ‘Queen’ played at the Driftwood Spars pub in St Agnes. The newspaper advert proudly announces: ‘The Legendary Drummer of Cornwall: ROGER TAYLOR’. Below, in a tiny font, is added ‘and Queen’.
Sung By St Ives Community Choir at Lowender Peran Sung by Skwardya Notes Trelawny was written by Rev Robert Stephen Hawker in 1824 and apparently inspired by the expression “Here’s twenty thousand Cornish men will know the reason why”. He describes it as “the Song of the Western Men –
Now Cradock was the Treble man and stepp’d ‘long with his toe; And casting of his eyes around, commanded them where to go. They pulled away with courage bold, which did their hearts revive; Sweet music then was swiftly heard [with] one two three four five. They went out to
Turkey Rhubarb is a mazurka type dance for couples and was one of the dances performed as part of the Madron Guize Dancer's "Twelfth Tide" when they revived the custom in 1937.
Cornish version of a tune played across Britain, Ireland and also in New England known variously as Come Dance And Sing, La Belle Catharine, Muffin Man.