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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
- 8 September 2024
A series of articles in the Old Cornwall Journal between 1939 and 1942 carried recollections of the Red Herring / Herring Song. Stanley Pascoe recalled a version given to him by his grandfather, William Pascoe (1838 -1911) who was "born and bred" at St Mawes. Stanley Pascoe explained "there was
- 8 September 2024
A partial version of the Oxen Ploughing was noted down circa 1940s / 50s from Joe Chynoweth of the Roseland peninsula by Francis Collinson (1898 – 1974) while he was researching for a BBC radio programme called “Country Magazine”. (1) Martha Woods (2) was commissioned to recreate a song from
- 8 September 2024