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Bibliography

This bibliography provides further reference material for Cornish music and dance. Website / email links are provided where direct postal sales are available from the publisher.   

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Bennet, Frances; Coleman, Hilary; Crowhurst, Nick; Davey, Merv; Fierek, Rosie. Racca II  Cornish Tunes for Cornish Sessions, Racca, Greenbank, Higher Kelly, Calstock 1997
Large collection of Cornish tunes (approx 200 ) both traditional and composed, covers most of the popular dance and session tunes

 

Coleman, Hilary Hooch! www.lyngham.co.uk
Cornish Dance tunes arranged for brass and reeds. Book and CD pack 
Davey,Alison    Corollyn, The Cornish Dances Cam Kernewek, Park Hoskyn,Penhallow, Truro                  1994 peggy@an-daras.com
A pack containing Video Cassette, Audio Cassette and book providing instructions and music for 45 Cornish Dances. 

 

Davey, Alison SHALLAL - Cornish dance for Early Years An Daras, Meneghyjy, Withiel Bodmin,   Cornwall            2003 an-daras shop
Pack for 'Early Years' teaching, those children aged between 3 and 7 (Key Stage 1), giving an ideal introduction to traditional Cornish dance. The pack contains a DVD or Video, CD and dance notation booklet with a very simple warm up exercise for both children and teachers to follow.

 

 

Davey, Merv Hengan,  Traditional Folk Songs, Dances and Broad Side Ballads Collected in Cornwall Dyllansyow Truran, Redruth                1983
A collection of 30 traditional songs in Cornish and English,15 tunes and 14 broadside ballads collected in Cornwall, with notes on origins of tunes  

 

Davey, Merv Pibrek, Cornish tunes for Cornish Pipers An Daras, Meneghyjy, Withiel Bodmin,   Cornwall            2004 an-daras shop
Book, CD and interactive CD rom pack of Cornish Tunes arranged for Bagpipes. History and origins of bagpipes in Cornwall.

 

Davey, Neil Fooch Published Lyngham House St Ervan  Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7RT   2002 www.lyngham.co.uk
Favourite Cornish Session and Dance tunes chosen and played by Neil Davey. Book / CD Pack

 

Dunstan, Ralph The Cornish Song Book, Lyver Canow Kernewek Reid Bros, London        1929,                    Lodenek Press, Padstow 1974                      
 Songs in Cornish and English, Carols, Sunday School Treat Tunes. (Published in two parts by Lodenek Press)

 

Dunstan, Ralph Cornish Dialect and Folk Songs Reid Bros, London        1932,                     Lodenek Press, Padstow 1972                      
Songs in Dialect and English largely from traditional sources.

 

Gundry, Inglis Canow Kernow, Songs and Dances from Cornwall Folktracks and Soundposts publications Bristol 1966                     Enlarged 3rd Edition Dyllansow Truran Redruth 
Songs in Cornish and English, dance tunes

 

Gundry, Inglis Canow Weryn Hedhyu ,Cornish Folk Songs of Today Lodennek Press Padstow 1979
A collection of 69 folk songs, 26 in Cornish. Drawn from a variety of sources including arrangements of traditional songs and entries to the Cornish Gorsedh folk song competitions.
Kennedy, Peter Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland Oak Publications 1984 
 Section on Cornwall with 10 songs in Cornish and English

 

Marshall, Ian The amazing story of "The Floral Dance" Songs of Cornwall, Liskeard, Cornwall 2003 ian@floraldance.com
The story of the song:The inspiration for the  "The Floral Dance" written in 1911 by Kate Moss came from the traditional Furry Dance held annually in Helston. 

 

O'Connor, Mike Ilow Kernow 2 Published Lyngham House St Ervan  Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7RT        2003 www.lyngham.co.uk
Large collection of traditional instrumental music from Cornwall with detailed notes on origins, sources and a history of Cornish Music. A number of previously unpublished tunes. The definitive Cornish Traditional instrumental music source book

 

O'Connor, Mike Echoes of Old Kea Published Lyngham House St Ervan  Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7RT        2001 www.lyngham.co.uk
Instrumental Music from 18th Century Cornwall

 

O'Connor, Mike No Song, No Supper,  Published Lyngham House St Ervan  Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7RT   2002 www.lyngham.co.uk
Instrumental music from early 19th century Cornwall
O'Connor, Mike

Hodge, Pol

Sengen Fidee , Songs in Cornish Dialect Published Lyngham House St Ervan  Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7RT   2003 an-daras shop

www.lyngham.co.uk

A Comprehensive compilation of dialect songs. The purpose of this book is to record and re-affirm Dialect in song in Cornwall in the early 21st century and make available in the public. 

 

 

Links to other sites           

If you would like to submit a Cornish Folk Arts Related link or update us on one of the below please contact info@an-daras.com

Bagpipe World http://www.bagpipeworld.co.uk/Reconstructions/Cornish1.htm

Cornish Gorseth: www.gorsethkernow.org.uk

Cornish musicians Resource site: www.kesson.com

Cornish CDs on line     www.musicofcornwall.co.uk

Celtic Cornwall the Cornish Portal: http://www.celticcornwall.com/

Cumpas Cornish music projects  www.cumpas.co.uk

Kresen Kernewek: http://www.kernewek.currantbun.com/cornish.html

Lowender Peran Celtic Festival:www.lowenderperan.com

Lyngham House, Cornish music and CDs:  www.lyngham.co.uk

Noze Looan Dances www.secondwavedance.co.uk

The Ordinalia - A Synoptic Website: http://www.ordinalia.com/ord.htm