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 "Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"

(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)

The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.

 

Cornish Culture

You can read an  article from the Spring 1949 edition of the Cornish Review,  by R. Morton Nance,( past President of the Federation of Old Cornwall societies, Editor of Old Cornwall, and Grand Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd.)on the subject of the  "Cornish Culture", HERE

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The Culture as a whole

Gorseth Kernow / Cornish Gorsedd   

Gorseth Kernow exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall:

  • to promote the study of literature, art, music and history;
  • to promote the study and use of the Cornish language;
  • to maintain and nurture links with other Celtic cultures;
  • to provide a forum and encouragement to all who work to further these aims.

Dynergh - Welcome to An Daras - Cornwall's distinctive Culture at your fingertips 

Cornish World - Cornish World is Cornwall's biggest and best independent magazine for lovers of Cornwall at home and abroad.

The Celtic Link  An excellent web site.

Cultural Events

Cumpas - Cornish Music Promotions

Obby Oss  - Spring Festival at Padstow

Flora Day  - Spring Festival at Helston

Golowan - Mid Summer Festival at Penzance

Bonfire Celebrations - Mid Summer Festival at various places

Crying the Neck - Harvest Festival at various places

Montol - Winter Festival at Penzance

Kernewek Lowender (Moonta Australia)

18th Annual Cornish Festival Mineral Point, Wisconsin, USA
Sept. 24th. 25th.  26th, 2010

 

Language

maga - Cornish language partnership

Cornish Language

A Cornish Accent  with sound clips.

Cornish Dialect

Music

KESSON.Com  -  The Cornish Musicians Collaborative.  

Chough Digital

Chough Digital. Founded in 1980 by former radio presenter Chris Blount, Chough aims to support and promote local culture by celebrating Cornish Dialect and music-making. Chough Digital also believes that archive recordings are a valuable part of our heritage and should be made available in modern formats for all to hear.

Cornish Music 1. - gBrio Music

Cornish Music 2 - Krenacornwall

Cornish Music 3. - Mike O'Connor & Lyngham House

Cornish Music 4 - Bolingey Troyl 

Cornish Music 5 - Dala

Cornish Music 6  - The Cutlers  

Cornish Music 7 -  Brenda Wooton C.D. 

West Gallery Music in Cornwall

Wrestling

Theatre

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CORNISH MEDIEVAL DRAMA

BEUNANS KE (THE LIFE OF ST KE)

BEUNANS MERIASEK (THE LIFE OF ST MERIASEK)

Here you will find an hour of video clips, highlights and interviews from all three of the Ordinalia plays. Just click the audio/video on the page. at the moment the Video seem to be missing, anyone have any idea why?

Dance

Asteveryn - Cornish Music and Dance

Ros Keltec

Folklore

Popular Romances of the West of England by Robert Hunt 3d ed., rev. and enl. Published by London, Chatto and Windus, 1903.

Cultural Studies

Cornish Witchcraft  

Institute of Cornish Studies

The Leskernick Project

The History of Glasney College

The St Piran Project 

Cornwall Forever

 

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