 Tom Bawcock's |
| File: | 011tombawco.nwc (April 2001) 1 kB |
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| Full name of work: | Tom Bawcock's |
| Composer: | Traditional Cornish |
| Music category: | Cornish/English Folk |
| Instruments: | Fiddle, flute, whistle, accordion, concertina, etc. |
| Name of file creator: | Rosie Fierek |
| e-mail address: | racca3 "at" hotmail "dot" com |
| Website: | ilow.kernow.eu.org |
| Comments: | Source - Old Cornwall society magazine no.1027. Old cornish dance tune called 'Wedding March' in old MS books. Dunstan said he'd frequently heard it played at school treats. Morton Nance used the tune when he wrote the words to the song Tom Bawcock's Eve - hence its more recent title. The story goes that the brave young hero rowed out to sea in rough storm, caught seven sorts of fish and so saved the folk of Mousehole from going hungry. Used on the feast of Tom Bawcock's Eve 23rd Dec. Often now played in key of G. Dotted rhythms are commonly evened out. The tune has evolved with several slight variations over the years, but the basic structure remains the same. Number 11 in original 'Racca 2 book'. |