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Thread #100816   Message #2026624
Posted By: Crowdercref
16-Apr-07 - 07:28 AM
Thread Name: New Discoveries in Cornish Music
Subject: RE: New Discoveries in Cornish Music
To make sure this stays inclusive,

Meur ras, onen hag oll,      Big thanks, one and all.

Oll an gwella,    All the best

Crowdercref Big fiddler! (or crouther)

In Cornwall 'crowd' started out meaning 'crwth', but by the 17th century had become a generic term for any sort of woody-stringy-bowey-scrapey instrument (viola da gamba, violin, etc)