Composed by Lorna West to verse written by Thomas Hardy and sung here at a concert commemorating Valda Trevlyn Grieve in Bude 1991.
A Seagirl's Cry was composed by Lorna West to verse written by Valda Trevlyn Grieve and sung here at a concert commemorating Valda in Bude 1991.
Valda Trevlyn was a Cornish poet, suffragette and political activist who married scottish poet Hugh McDiarmid, they lived much of their lives at Brownsbank Cottage in Lanarkshire. After her Valda’s death there was a campaign to renovate Brownsbank cottage and create a museum dedicated to teh couple. In 1991 John