An article by Cornish Historian Charles Henderson in the Cornish Guardian (04/10/1928) seems to have inspired Newquay School Master, R.S.Best, to write a song for Summercourt Fair.
Learned from Mrs Mrs Rowse in 1983 who explained that the name 'Cock in Britches' alludes to the fact that if you do not keep the weeds down they will handicap the corn, much as a winning fighting cock might be handicapped by wearing a special hobble to even the
Carnegga Waltz by Richard Trethewey as played by the Benbow Cornish Session 2021
Summercourt is a village in the civil parish of St Enoder, five miles southeast of Newquay This is yet another band where we struggled to find the date of its formation. We do know that it existed in 1870 as a report in the Cornubian and Redruth Times of
August 2020 John & Olwen Brush (Courtesy of Kevin and Jacky Brush) John Alfred Brush By Tony Mansell Born: 21st Jan 1934 Married: Grace Olwen in 1956 Died: 15 March 2016 in Cornwall John and I first came across each other when we were working on our Cornish Brass Band
Edwin (Eddie) John Williams St Dennis Silver Band MD (Photo: courtesy CCHS (1) ) Eddie Williams was born on the 7th April 1923, in Bugle, the little village that was to be the scene of so many of his contest triumphs. From 1921 to 1924, Edwin Williams senior,
July 2020 Cecil Brewer (Photo: courtesy of St Austell Silver Band) By Tony Mansell Born: 1909 in Tavistock Married: Florence Evelyn in 1941 Died: 2004 in Cornwall Cecil Brewer was born in 1909, in Tavistock, to Cornish parents. When he was about three years old his family returned to Cornwall
Dancing Above Par – The Dances of John Old 1808 Alison Davey & Mike O Connor In June 2002 researchers, Bob and Jackie Patten, told Mike O’Connor of a manuscript book belonging to Frank Huddy of Chard. He bought it for six (old!) pence after it had been remaindered in
Kevin Ackford Carnsmerry – included by kind permission of Kevin Ackford Click below to view the sheet music Carnsmerry Written for the 2000 West of England Bandsmen’s Festival. Snippets of both the Floral Dance as well as the May Dance can be heard in this vibrant march, finishing