Anthony Payne, written by Andy Davey.           

Named after the 17th Century ‘Cornish Giant’ of Stratton: He was said to be ‘Seven foot four in his stockings’. The personal retainer of Sir Beville Grenville, he fought with him during the civil war and legend has it that he lifted his son Richard Grenville into his father’s saddle after Sir Beville was mortally wounded, thus restoring Cornish morale and gaining victory. 


Anthony Payne

This song is in both Cornish and English, giving you simultaneous translation by harmony - which is a very beautiful thing! Bec and HIlary sing about the hardships of the women left behind as the young men of Cornwall leave to find work; leaving because of events such as the potato famine which hit Cornwall as hard as Ireland, press ganging around the coast, and the each for work with mining skills amongst other causes. A hauntingly stunning track!

Dean Younk A Gernow (Young Man Of Cornwall)

The Old Town Inn/The Fall of Lyonesse/Lyonesse 
Neil Davey & Lyonesse Dance words by Elaine White (from the poem Harvest Knights). 
Lyonesse is the legendary land lost beneath the waves between the Scillies and the mainland.Legend has it that the Isles of Scilly are all that remain of the fabled land of Lyonesse. The Scilly Isles were recorded as one single island during the reign of Maximus in the 4th Century. Lyonesse is said to have contained one hundred and forty villages and churches, According to The Saxon Chronicle, Lyonesse was obliterated on the 11th November 1099. The chronicle tells of the sea flooding the land and drowning villages, people, and animals. The Seven Stone Rocks are held to be the remains of a city that local fishermen call The Town, while in Mount’s Bay the remains of a sunken forest can be seen at low tide. St. Michael’s Mount has the Cornish name of Carrack Looz en Cooz - literally the grey rock in the wood. Local fishermen have found parts of old buildings in their trawling nets and some say they've heard the church bells ring when the sea has been stormy.


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