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ERTACH 

Cornish Traditional Music Database compiled by Merv Davey

First published in 1999,  Webcast edition published 2004

Ertach means heritage in Cornish and this database provides information on the heritage of traditional music we have in Cornwall. Where the music is available within in the public domain links are provided to midi files and Noteworthy composer files. Where the available music remains copyright to an arranger or composer source details are provided or a linked provided to the bibliography. This database is organic by nature and subject to a constant process of update and modification.  

Using Ertach:

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Midi NWC

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Midi NWC

Adam Hag Eva 

Altarnon Volunteer 

An Awhesyth 

Banks Of The Newfoundland 

Beggar Man / The Ragged Beggar Man 

   

Begone From The Window / Gwra Mos Dyworth An Fenester 

Bishops Jig / Bishops Favourite / Country Dance 

Blejennow An Nans / Flowers Of The Valley / Naw map Harth / Nine Brave Boys 

Bodmin Riding / St Ives Well Procession 

Bold General Wolfe 

   

Boscastle Breakdown 

Cadgwith Anthem / The Robbers Retreat 

Can Jak / Jack`S Song 

Carer Budhys / Drowned Lover / Drownded Sailor 

Carol For The 12th Day 

Chase The Buffalo 

Christmas Now Is Drawing Near 

Cobblers Hornepipe 

Cold Blows The Wind 

Cornish Girls / Mowysy Kernow 

Cornish Kitchen 

Cornish Ox Drivers Song 

Cornish Squire 

Cradle Song 

   

Crantock Games / Gwaryow Carantok / Willie Coombe 

Cushion Dance / Joan Sanderson/ Dons Pluvak 

Damon / Damon And Phyllis 

De Hala Me / The May Day Carol 

Death Of Parker 

Delyow Syvy / Ple`Th Esough Why Ow Mos / Strawberry Leaves 

Den Yowynk A Gernow / Young Man Of Cornwall 

Derby Ram 

   

Duffys Song 

   

Edhen Olow / Golden Bird 

Egloshayle Ringers 1

Egloshayle Ringers 2

 

Estren / Emigrants Song / The Stranger 

Everlasting Circle 

Fathom The Bowl 

   

Fer Lyskerys / Liskeard Fair 

Flight March / St Kevern`S Feast / Kerdhyans Nyja 

Four Hand Reel / Plethen A Beswar 

Frogpool March / Kerthyans Polquylken 

Furry / Flora / Faddy / Helston Furry / Helston Foray / An Maidhrin Ruadh` / John The Bone 

Gold Gold Gold 

Golden Vanity 

Gorthebow Pupdeth Oll 

 

Gorthewer Mar Splan / One Evening So Clear 

Grampound Furry 

   

Gwyth Mar Ughel / Trees They Grow So High The 

Gwythyas An / The Keeper 

Hal An Tow 

Harvest Hymn / Cry The Neck 

   

Harvest Song 

Harvey Darvey 

Helston Fair 

   

Herrings Head The 

 

Highwayman The 

Holly And The Ivy The 

Holy Well 

   

Hungan / Lullaby 

Husbandman And The Serving Man The 

I Had A Little Cock 

Jimmy The Carters Lad 

Joan`s Song 

Joggle Along 

   

John Dory 

John The Bone 

Jolly Miller 

Jolly Shilling 

Jolly Wagoner 

Joseph Was A Tin Man 

 

Jowan Bunt / Mister John Bunt 

Joys Of Mary / Seven Joys Of Mary 

Kerdhyans Foynt / Point March 

   

Kerdhyans Trevince / Trevince March 

Kerdhyans Tu Howlek / Sunny Corner March 

 

Keresen / Cherry Tree Carol / Joseph Was An Old Man 

Lady Duffy`S Song 

Lady Evesham`S Jig 

Lamorna 

Lanines Song 

 

Lanky Loo 

   

Laughing Tune 

Lilly Of The West / Flora Lilly Of The West 

   

Limadie 

Little Eyes 

Maggie May 

   

Mallard The / Country Dance A / An Culyek Hos 

Mar Ughel Yu An Gwyth / Mar Les yu an Del / The Trees They Are So High 

Marigold The 

Marriage May Become A Curse / Myghtern Sweden /King Of Sweden The 

Mary Kelynacks Polka Mary Callinack`S 

Melynor Miller The 

Midsummer Bonfire /Tansys Golowan / Midsummer Carol 

   

Morladron Harth / Bold Privateer 

Mother`s Song 

 

Mowes A Vry Dabbling In The Dew 

Nawthen Cept You 

New Mown Hay 

   

No Sir / No John 

   

Noble Fox Hunting 

Nowell Nowell 

   

Oh what a blow 

   

Old Adam The Poacher 

Old Grey Duck 

Ormand / Ormand The Brave 

Ow Den Coth Da / My Good Old Man 

Oxen Ploughing The 

Padstow May Song / Can De Hala May / Obby Oss 

Pencarrow / Pencarrow Hunt / Lord Arscott Of Tetcott / Hunting Of Arscott  Version 1

Pencarrow / Pencarrow Hunt / Lord Arscott Of Tetcott / Hunting Of Arscott  Version2

Phoebe / Phoebe`S Delight 

Plethen A Dry / Three Hand Reel 

Plethen Newlyn / Newlyn Fishermans Reel Newlyn Ree

Polka Aberfal / Falmouth Polka 

Porthlystry / Lattapuch / Letherty Pouch 

Rambling Soldier 

Rogues March Kerdhyans Atla 

Rosen Wyn / White Rose 

Ryb An Avon / I Love my Love 

Sallys Song 

Sans Day Carol / St Day Carol 

 

Searchers Song 

Shepherds Daughter The 

   

Siege of St Malo 

Snail Song The 

Squires Song 

St Just Cock Dance / Dons Culyek Lanest 

St Keverns Feast / Ram bucks head 

Stratton Church Chimes 

Streams Of Lovely Nance / Strethow Nans Ylow / Streams Of Nantsian 

Syans Den Bal / Miners Fancy 

Taking Of Belle Isle 

   

Tally Ho Hark Away 

Tas Lowarn / Old Daddy Fox / Fox And The Goose The / Fox Goose Song 

Tasks The / Lovers Tasks The / Cornish Puzzle Song / Whelow an garyoryon 

Terrytops Song 

Three Jolly Hunters 

   

Three Sisters / Try Whoer 

   

Toby 

   

Tom Bawcock Eve 

Truro Agricultural Show / Gol Gonysegeth Truro 

Try Marrak / Three Knights 

Try Marya 

 

Try Scoler / Three Oxford Scholars 

Turkey Rhubarb 

Tweedily Tweedily Twee / Poor Old Couple 

   

Ula An / Owl The