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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 ...
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.
"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]
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]
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]
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]
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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 ]