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  2. Category:Cornish folk songs - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... move to sidebar hide. Help. Cornwall portal; Traditional songs of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. ...

  3. Music of Cornwall - Wikipedia

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    Sic, the singer of the Dutch pagan folk band Omnia hails from Cornwall and wrote a song named Cornwall about his homeland. During gigs by Omnia the Cornish flag is displayed on stage when this song is performed. In 2012 the folksinger and writer Anna Clifford-Tait released 'Sorrow', a song written in Cornish and English. [20]

  4. The White Rose (song) - Wikipedia

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    The White Rose is a traditional Cornish folk song, the chorus of which appeared in the film Ladies in Lavender (2005). The song remains popular and has been recorded by many of the Cornish male voice choirs and is often performed at funerals. In 2001 it was read at the funeral of Rick Rescorla, Cornish hero of 9/11. [1]

  5. The Floral Dance - Wikipedia

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    The Floral Dance" is a Cornish song describing the annual Furry Dance in Helston, Cornwall, UK. The music and lyrics were written in 1911 by Kate Emily Barkley ("Katie") Moss (1881–1947) who was a professional violinist, pianist and concert singer. She was brought up in London and studied at the Royal Academy of Music.

  6. Come, all ye jolly tinner boys - Wikipedia

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    "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]

  7. Lamorna (folk song) - Wikipedia

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    Lamorna is a Cornish adaptation of a music hall song titled Pomona or Away down to Pomona which originates from Manchester in the north west of England. ' Albert Square ' is a square in front of Manchester Town Hall , and Pomona Palace and gardens were a site of popular entertainment in Cornbrook, Old Trafford , southwest of the city centre.

  8. Oggy Oggy Oggy - Wikipedia

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    The phrase may be of Cornish origin, possibly deriving from the Cornish language (a pasty is known in Devon and Cornwall as an Oggie, possibly deriving from "hoggan" - a Cornish word). The chant appeared in British sports grounds in the 1960s and 1970s, namely rugby union and football .

  9. Fish and Tin and Copper - Wikipedia

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    The title comes from the three primary industries of Cornwall, Fish, Tin, and Copper. The reference to "Tre and Pol and Pen" comes from a famous reference to Tre Pol and Pen , "By Tre, Pol and Pen shall ye know all Cornishmen", [ 4 ] a version of which was recorded by Richard Carew in his Survey of Cornwall , published in 1602. [ 5 ]