Shout Kernow – Adventures into the world of Cornish Pub singing

‘A wave of sound hit me; voices harmonising and full of passion. It was good to just stand by and listen to the power of those united voices from across the land. Then I too joined in and we rolled from one song to the next.’

Over ten years ago Hilary Coleman and Sally Burley undertook a journey across the length and breadth of Cornwall, visiting pubs where they knew the tradition of Cornish harmony singing was taking place. They recorded their findings which resulted in a book and audio tracks called Shout Kernow.

Now this book is being re-launched along with a digital map of their travels which includes their diary and the entire recordings of the various evenings across Cornwall from the banks of the Tamar to the Isles of Scilly!

Come and hear the tales of their adventures wonderfully illustrated with some of the songs sung by the Red River Singers and afterwards join in with some pub song classics! Song words will be available if you would like them and copies of Shout Kernow will be available to buy at the event.

The Red River Singers are based in the mining heartland of Cornwall and are an enthusiastic folk choir whose aim is to keep the spirit of Cornwall alive in song. Since their formation in 2012, they’ve become well known locally, through their passion for Cornish song and regularly sing at the Countryman Inn

“Wonderful talk and songs. Informative, moving and inclusive.” Penzance Lit Fest