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From the singing of Des Duckham. He was one of the resident performers at the Fal Folk club which met at the Dock and Railway pub in Falmouth. He was a staunch Cornishman and made a point of introducing songs from Cornwall to the singing of the club.
Merv Davey- 16 July 2020
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 –
- Merv Davey
- 15 July 2020
Joseph Emidy’s Memorial at the Seafarer’s Mission, Falmouth The fascinating story of Joseph Antonia Emidy has been mostly gleaned from the autobiography of one of his pupils, the Cornish-born politician and slavery abolitionist, James Silk Buckingham who wrote about Emidy’s life up to 1807. Others have written about him, mostly
Tony Mansell
- 9 July 2020