Distant Cousins: Cornish carols

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Free online talk £0

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Thu 9th December, 2021
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3:00 pm |
online talk will last about 1 hour with Q&A

About this event

Cornish carols in the Diaspora online talk.

Join Dr Kate Neale for this free online talk and discover more about how Cornish carols travelled with migrating miners to the Copper Triangle in South Australia and Grass Valley in California – and what happened when they got there.

Christmas carols and carolling traditions were hugely popular in Cornwall during the 19th century, and new branches of this tradition took root in new places across the world when they were taken with migrating Cornish miners to the colonies and ‘new’ worlds. In Australia, we’ll explore some of the composers, choirs and groups that performed the carols. In America, we’ll look at some of the different books and printed music and see how the Grass Valley Carol Choir’s famous radio performances placed the Cornish at the heart of America’s gold rush. These carols were a key part of Christmas in these communities – and they continue to be celebrated as part of each area’s local heritage today.

The talk will be delivered on Zoom and joining information will be emailed through on the morning of the talk.

Contact

01209 614 430 | https://kresenkernow.org/event/distant-cousins-cornish-carols-in-the-diaspora-online-talk/