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"The Song of the Western Men", also known as "Trelawny", is a Cornish patriotic song, composed by Louisa T. Clare for lyrics by Robert Stephen Hawker. The poem was first published anonymously in The Royal Devonport Telegraph and Plymouth Chronicle in September 1826, over 100 years after the events.
The Welsh musician Gwenno Saunders has written and recorded songs in Cornish, notably Amser on her album Y Dydd Olaf, while her album Le Kov was recorded entirely in Cornish. [26] Gwenno's sister, Ani Glass, also records in Cornish, and the title song of her album Mirores is in Cornish. [27] Both are bards of the Cornish Gorsedh. [28]
Cornwall portal; Traditional songs of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Pages in category "Cornish folk songs" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 ...
The Fisherman's Friends are a folk music group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, who sing sea shanties. [1] They have been performing locally since 1995, and signed a record deal with Universal Music in March 2010. Whilst essentially an a cappella group, their studio recordings and live performances now often include traditional simple instrumentation.
" Bro Goth agan Tasow" (Cornish pronunciation: [bɹoː ɡoːθ ˈæːɡæn ˈtæːzɔʊ]; "Old Land of our Fathers") is a Cornish patriotic song. It is sung in the Cornish language, to the same tune as the Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The Breton anthem, "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù", also uses the same tune. [1]
"Come, all ye jolly tinner boys" is a traditional folk song associated with Cornwall that was written about 1807, when Napoleon Bonaparte made threats that would affect trade in Cornwall at the time of the invasion of Poland. The song contains the line Why forty thousand Cornish boys shall knawa the reason why. [1]
Little Eyes or Little Lize (Lil' Lize) is a folksong that is popular in Cornwall, England, UK, although it originated in America.There is a claim that it was written by Buford Abner of the Swannee River Boys in the late 1940s or early 1950s however the lyrics are found in the notated version of minstrel shows dating from the 1890s suggesting that it was from a preexisting folk song. [1]
Cornish folk music (4 C, 1 P) V. ... (2 P) Pages in category "Music of Cornwall" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Live 8 concert ...