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Interview with Cornish traditional musician Merv Davey

  • Post date July 20, 2023
Image of an extract from an early 19th century newspaper entitled "Shipping intelligence - Falmouth"

For music knows no bounds

  • Post date June 15, 2022
A reel-to-reel tape recorder

The Cornish recordings in the British Library’s Fred Hamer Collection

  • Post date July 29, 2021
Abbey Slip, Penzance, with the wharf flooded at high tide.

Golowan Band’s tune Abbey Slip- a Catalan connection

  • Post date March 1, 2021
Musical score and music of the song O what is that upon they head.

An old Cornish air – O what is that upon thy head?

  • Post date November 22, 2020
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Cornish National Music Archive launched

  • Post date September 9, 2020

“Accidental Mini Album” of Cornish fiddle music released on SoundCloud

  • Post date July 31, 2020
Poster advertising events of Flora Day in a house window. Printed red and blue text on a blue poster.

Jolly Rumble-O! Helston Flora Day and its music

  • Post date May 8, 2020
Cover of Inglis Gundry Canow Kernow book 1966 showing Padstow Obby Oss

Unite and unite: Padstow May Day and its music

  • Post date May 1, 2020
Five members of a band holding different instruments, guitar, accordions, violin, clarinet

Women and Cornish Trad workshop is online

  • Post date April 21, 2020

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