24 songs recorded in Cornwall. #1-11 are those included in the book FOLKSONGS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND #85-96, two of these being sung in Cornish by the Skinners Bottom Glee Singers from the Redruth district. The book, edited by Peter Kennedy (Cassell/ Schirmer 1975 reprinted in paperback by Oak 1985 and distributed by Music Sales), won the Library Association McColvin Award for the most outstanding reference book of 1975. It contains the full texts, translations, music notations and background information on the songs. Also included are actuality sounds of the May Day festivities at Helston & Padstow, Truro Wassail Bowl Singers celebrating New Year in a pub at Malpas, the Padstow Wassail, Cadgwith Anthem, Lamorna and The Fishermen's Hymn

1. GOING UP CAMBORNE HILL [85]: talk by John Thomas/ Song: Skinners Bottom Glee Singers rec by Peter Kennedy, Camborne and Redruth 1956 - 3'00"

2. PADSTOW MAY CAROL [#86]: Charlie Bate (5v)/ The "Blue Ribbon" Team rec by PK 1954 - 2'50"

3. TRURO WASSAIL SONG [#87]: Harold Tozer, Thomas Jewel & Albert Jose rec by Peter Kennedy, Malpas, 1957 - 4'46"

4. AN EOS WHEK ( The Sweet Nightingale ) [#89]: Skinners Bottom Glee Singers rec by PK - 2'41"

5. IT RAINS,IT HAILS,IT SNOWS,IT BLOWS [#90]: Joe Thomas, rec by PK, Constantine, 1956 - 1'33"

6. MA GRUN WAR 'N GELYNEN ( The Holly bears a Berry ) [#91]: The Skinners Bottom Glee Singers rec by PK - 2'57"

7. HAL-AN-TOW [#92]: May Song rec by PK, Helston 1970 - 1'51"

8. JOHN THE BON [#93]: The Skinners Bottom Glee Singers/ Helston Town Band in procession rec by PK, 1970 - 1'51"

9. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO, MY PRETTY MAID? [#94]: Dickie Lashbrook (travelling chimney sweep) rec by PK, Lifton, 1952 - 2'25"

10. A-MINING WE WILL GO [#95]: The Skinners Bottom Glee Singers rec by PK (vs 1 & 7-10) - 1'52"

11. THE TREE ON THE HILL [#96]: John Casley, (accomp. church organ) rec by PK, Morvah 1956- 2'24"

12. MY BOY BILLY: Fishermen at Cadgwith Cove, rec by PK, The Lizard, 1956 - 1'25"

13. THE TREBLE-TAILED GIPSY-O: Dickie Lashbrook rec by PK - 1'30"

14. THE ROBBER'S RETREAT: Cadgwith fishermen rec by PK - 1'45"

15. THE CLUSTER OF NUTS: Joe Thomas, rec by PK, Constantine - 2'40"

16. THE OLD GREY DUCK: Miners in the pub at Pendeen rec by PK 1956 - 2'22"

17. AS I SAT ON A SUNNY BANK: John Thomas, rec by PK, Camborne - 1'02"

18. THE FISHERMEN'S HYMN: The Skinners Bottom Glee Singers rec by PK - 4'06"

19. WASSAIL SONG: Charlie Bate (accomp himself on piano accordion) rec by PK, Padstow, 1954 - 3'43"

20. WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED: (5 variants) John Chappell & chorus, rec by PK, Logan Rock 1956 - 3'34"

21. OLD KING COLE: John Thomas, rec by PK, Pendeen, 1956 - 0'52"

22. LAMORNA: The Matthews Brothers, rec by PK, Logan Rock, 1956 - 3'18"

Recorded & edited by Peter Kennedy and first published by Folktrax 1975.