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Folk songs include "Sweet Nightingale", "Little Eyes", and "Lamorna". [6] Few traditional Cornish lyrics survived the decline of the language. In some cases lyrics of common English songs became attached to older Cornish tunes. Some folk tunes have Cornish lyrics written since the language revival of the 1920s.
Pages in category "Cornish folk songs" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. An Awhesyth; B.
Cornish folk music groups (1 C, 2 P) S. Cornish folk songs (14 P) Pages in category "Cornish folk music" This category contains only the following page.
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.
Cornish players are regular participants in inter-Celtic festivals, and Cornwall itself has several lively inter-Celtic festivals such as Perranporth's folk festival, Lowender Peran. [32] Cornish Celtic music is a relatively large phenomenon given the size of the region. A recent tally found over 100 bands playing mostly or entirely Cornish ...
Phyllis Doherty, folk singer, First World War commandant of Women's Volunteer Motor Corps [7] [8] [9] Kevin Downing, drummer for 1990s indie band The Family Cat; Louis Eliot, singer-songwriter; Fisherman's Friends, a cappella group [10] Mick Fleetwood, drummer in rock band Fleetwood Mac; Bruce Foxton, bass player in punk rock band The Jam
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]
"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.