Rooz (Cornish music collection)

"Rooz" (Cornish: "Red") is third album by Cornish folk band Dalla. It was released in 2007 [SOURCE: Sleeve notes 5-060109-992738] . It s also available as a download. The barcode is 5-060109-092738

Some of the songs are in the Cornish language.

Musician line-up

*Hilary Coleman: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Voice, Whistle, Rock Smashing.
*Neil Davey: Bouzouki, Mandolin, Fiddle, Crowdy Crawn [Crowdy Crawn: the Cornish version of a Bodhrán] , Voice, Clapping.
*Bec Applebee: Darabuka, Pandera [Pandera: a Galician tambourine.] , Voice, Clapping, Rock Smashing.
*Guests
**Genevieve Applebee: Rock Smashing.
**Pol Hodge: Voice.

Track listing

# Dean Younk a Gernow (The young man of Cornwall) - Slow duet
# Tane an Gove (The smith's fire) - Fast instrumental [Tane an Gove: the title refers to Michael An Gof]
# Bal Maiden's Chant [Bal maiden: Bal=Mine. Bal Maidens were employed at the surface to break up ore-bearing rocks and to pick out the bits worth smelting.] Fast duet
# King of Sweden - also known as "Marriage may become a curse" - Instrumental faster and faster
# Can Dilly (Dilly song) [The Dilly Song: Words and music at [http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/displaysong.php?songid=503 http://www.folkinfo.org] ] - Call and response song
# Tansys Golowan (Midsummer bonfire) [Tansys Galowan: Feast of St John (23 June) was the occasion for bonfires across Cornwall.] - Lively instrumental with world music flavour
# Crantock Games [Crantock Games: The song commemorates a murder on the Crantock Feast Day 16 May 1721] Slows and thoughtful interpretation for duet
# Descent [Descent: The Cornish words are God's, when casting Lucifer into Hell in the Cornish drama "Gwreans an Bys" (The Creation of the World, 1611), spoken by Pol Hodge.]
# Seventeen Come Sunday [WP article: Seventeen Come Sunday gives words but a different version is used in "Rootz".] - Jolly duet
# Hernen Rooz (Red herring) - Instrumental, with an unusual finish

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