The Rev Sabine Baring-Gould, parson and squire of Lew Trenchard Manor, West Devon is probably best remembered as the author of the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers' and the children's hymn 'Now the Day is Over'. What may not be so well known about him is the large collection of folk songs he collected from the […]
Join Elizabeth Dale, 'The Cornish Bird' as she explores 'The Forgotten Women of the Cornish Coast'. Cornish writer, Elizabeth Dale, has been writing her blog The Cornish Bird since 2016 and in that time she has delighted in discovering many lesser known stories from Cornwall's past. In this talk she introduces us to a wide […]
The Piskey Path Puppet Show with Mazed Tales - A case of Cornish stories, with Hunt and Bottrell, tale collectors. Join Hunt and Bottrell as they unpack their suitcase of stories with a bit of help from Mazed storytellers. Hear tales of generous giants, mischievous piskeys. hissing spriggans, and flying sheep. ' a special kind […]