Cornish National Music Archive

The Cornish National Music Archive aims to collect together information about musical cultures in Cornwall and its diasporic communities.

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Join us for a #MusicOfTheRoseland Community Memory Day at Gerrans Parish Heritage Centre on Monday 18th of March - drop in for a yarn and a cuppa 🗣️🎶☕️ and help us record Roseland music history! Details in the link: https://t.co/1A2QWnmDi4 #Cornwall #Kernow #music #ilow

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Kicking off the #MusicOfTheRoseland project with Roseland Music Society's 'Music of the Roseland' Concerto Concert this weekend, featuring "Carricknath" by Ian Stephens, inspired by the beautiful promontory. Tickets/more info: https://t.co/CTeTvSmHxQ #Cornwall #Music #Roseland

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We are super excited to announce #MusicOfTheRoseland - a new project for 2024! Working with @GerransSt and the Roseland Music Society! Find out more: https://t.co/tQFy03dFYt
Thanks to @FEASTCornwall and the @Cornwall_CF for their support!

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

THIS WEEKEND: tune in to the @LowenderPeran #Cornish #Music Symposium | Kestadhel Ilow #Kernewek! Featuring interviews with @gwennosaunders, @SeamasHCarey and Chris Trevena 🎶✨

More details/sign up for this free online event here 👉https://t.co/gmIFRhBtnf

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Lovely to see a mention of the CNMA in this piece celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of the contemporary #Cornish #music scene, alongside so many Cornish musical lunimaries! Bryntin ha meur ras bras @olivertomberry 🎶🙌💃🎺

https://t.co/5xs7SzIIkB

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#Cornish in #London - check out this play 'Morveren' from @MarvMach, on now until the 28th of January at @BaronsCourt_W14 🧜‍♀️🌊 #theatre #cornwall #kernow #kernewek

[Marvellous Machine Theatre Company 🧜‍♀️ @MarvMach]

The siren’s song is calling Keren’s name to come home - will she choose her career or her community?

​Morveren (Cornish, noun): sea maiden, mermaid

Opening this Tuesday - Book now! https://t.co/8EOZl8sJtf

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

Closing today - Chairperson and Treasurer roles at @EndelientaNews! More info: https://t.co/CN1y8jyXLC

#cornwall #arts #opportunity

[Endelienta Arts @EndelientaNews]

📣 OPPORTUNITY 📣

We are seeking a new Chairperson to oversee our governance. This is an amazing opportunity to support our lively & successful charity to bring high quality arts events to North Cornwall.

Deadline: Friday 11th November

To apply, visit: https://t.co/0rNQPsqiMp

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

Performer and musician @SeamasHCarey has recently written an article for us explaining why he thinks internationally famous electronic artist Aphex Twin should perhaps be recognised as the national music of Cornwall. What do you think? #cornwall #music
https://t.co/F8bm3Z1hhU

[Chicago Tafia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 @ChicagoTafia]

Our cousins Jacks are having a shindig up in Mineral Point, Wisconsin in September. #Kernow #Wisconsin

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

Keslowena! Nowodhow splann! // Congratulations! Brilliant news! 🎶🙌

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@WhealMartyn Thank you 😁🙌

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

@gnome_alice Thanks so much Chris!

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If you couldn't make it to #MusicFromTheClayCountry, the wonderful Chris from SoundsLikeCornwall filmed and recorded all the music and dance - so you can experience it from home! Happy watching 😁🎥🎺🎶🏔
https://t.co/4skhRf5ZuR
More videos over on Facebook! #Cornwall #music

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

Some quick snaps from yesterday's wonderful afternoon at @WhealMartyn ☀🎶🗻🎺💃 more to come soon! Huge thanks to @StDennisBand @ImerysSingers Hevva, Richard Trethewey and Garry and Nigel for an incredible programme of #music from the #claycountry #cornwall #cornishheritage

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Today's the day! 👤🎶🎺🗻🎉 we are delighted to share our 'Music From The Clay Country' project! Click through for over 100 pages of articles, photographs, recordings and music relating to Cornwall's clay country!
Read all about it 👉 https://t.co/OFUWe4bbqj
#cornwall #music

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

It's looking ☀️ for our 'Music From The Clay Country' celebration at @WhealMartyn on Saturday! 🤞 Keeping our fingers crossed that this lovely weather forecast stays this way! Details on our Facebook event:
https://t.co/XP4czPXKx9 #cornwall #kernow #claycountry #music #ilow

[Sodhva an Yeth Kernewek | Cornish Language Office @SAYKernewek]

Next week is Speak Cornish Week 2022 @speakcornish1 and if you've always wanted to have a go, book a place on one of these on-line one-off taster classes - chons da! https://t.co/1mOqZ4sv6D

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

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Read (and hear!) more here 👇

https://t.co/Riqc6ETiIE

[Stuart @FlugelStu]

The very ancient custom of lighting fires on Midsummer-eve...
@TradSongTues #midsummer
Courtesy of @cnma2020

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

@smithsara5 Thanks Sara!

[Cornish National Music Archive @cnma2020]

We recently came across this intriguing couple of recordings from St Austell Grammar School and the Mid-Cornwall Chamber Orchestra in 1964 and 1965 - can anyone tell us more about them? Do you know anyone that might have been involved? #StAustell #Cornwall #vinyl #localmusic