Our repertoire includes:
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French folk songs and tunes, especially from Brittany, and some lesser-known pieces from other regions.
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Songs from Cornwall - in particular some late 20th century songs in Modern Cornish learnt directly from songwriter and linguist Richard Gendall.
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Music from the Channel Islands.
The videos and recordings below give a sample from our repertoire:
Cellar Upstairs folk club, November 2025
A few highlights from our recent gig
Latest sampler!
A short selection of our favourite pieces.
L'Alouette est sur la branche
French dance song; our own arrangements and harmonies.
Isabeau s'y Promène
This folksong appears in many forms across France and French-colonised lands; this version of the lyrics is from Quebec.
La Palombe
French folksong; adapted from the Évelyne Girardon version, with our own arrangement and harmonies.
Cuillère et Crapaud
Original arrangement of a Breton An Dro, featuring Karen Yarnell playing the spoons.
(Live studio demo, July 2016)
Izelvarr
Song written by Richard Gendall, in Modern Cornish. Izelvarr means Mistletoe.
(Live studio demo, July 2016)
L'bouan Houme Andrio
A test recording from a recent rehearsal; this is our version of this recent arrangement by The Harp Consort, which sets words from Guernsey poet George Métivier to a Breton tune.
Bal de Bourdon: the music