Kanow Dons: Singing for Cornish Dances: An Daras Cornish Folk Arts project originally published in 2005 with music and lyrics for Cornish dances.
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
Guise Dancing in Cornwall is spelt variously as Gees, Geeze, Giz, Geys and Guize but always pronounced as “Geeze”. It is probably a conflation of the Cornish “ges” meaning jeer, joke, mockery, ridicule, satire; the Cornish “gis” meaning fashion, guise, style, way; and the English term “guise”.
The tune is a variant of Marriage May Become a Curse from Robert Morton Nance’s Guize Dance Drolls.
Project to introduce Cornish dance to children aged 3 -7 years. The dances are adapted and simplified to suit this age group.
19 Furry and Circle Dances Written by Mike Hartland Authors introduction: I didn’t intend to do another book, but, by request, I have decided to put into print the 7 dances which I have written since my last Dance Book publication (25 Cornish Dances). As the 7 Dances are 5
25 Cornish Dances Written by Mike Hartland Authors introduction: “From the beginning of my involvement with Cornish Music and Dance in 1983 with Carn Kernewek, and more recently with Asteveryn, I have tried to make a contribution to the repertoire of Music and Dance in Cornwall. My first piece of
Pibyans Hanternos (Midnight Pipe) composed by Adrienne Hesketh Dance instructions: In Scottish Country Dance Style (Square Set of 4 couples) Medley – strathspey followed by reel (64+64=128 bars) Lady right side of man. First man and 3rd lady dance towards each other and meet facing 2nd couple. 1st man allows
An account of the annual Degol Stul/Twelfth Night celebrations of Cornish music and dance
Cornish Dance display group and Ceili Band 1979 – 1997