In this article Merv Davey takes a look at Cornwall’s oldest musical genre and explores its interaction with our social history. This Cornish Story is about the folk dance traditions that have evolved in Cornwall and the music that goes with them. Just as the dance traditions mirror Cornwall’s social history so the tunes that…Continue Reading “Music Kernow – Ilow Dons Kernow (Cornish Dance Music)”
Author: Merv Davey
Merv Davey, Telynyor and Weryn, comes from a family immersed in the traditional dance music of Cornwall. In 2011 he was awarded a doctorate by Exeter University for his thesis on ‘Folk Song Dance and identity in Cornwall’. He is currently Grand Bard of Gorsedh Kernow.