MARY WILLIAMS STAGE / BUSKER’S CORNER Buskers’ Corner on the Pier If you want to get away from it all, stroll along the Mary Williams Pier, grab a bite to eat from one of the many caterers there, relax and listen to some traditional music from some of our best local performers at Buskers’ Corner on the Pier. 10:15 Traditional blues, barrelhouse and Chicago blues from the 1920s to the 1970s from the Parchman Blues Band. 11:00 Unaccompanied four and five part harmony from pub choir the Perraners. 11.45 Cornish and Irish jigs and reels and British and American folk tunes from the Celtic Fiddlers. 12:30 From Cornwall via London, the Sea Kings play guitar, mandolin, cello and percussion. 1:15 Salt & Sky weave new and traditional Cornish music with enchanting harmonies over pulsing rhythms. 1:55 Cornish music and dance from your hosts Tros an Treys. 2:30 A mix of Celtic and European music from Caracana, the name meaning “the love of music”. 3:10 Old and new Cornish music from capella folk group Kescana. 3:50 The two groups, Morvoren and Gorvagas, met through fiddle group Bagas Crowd. Playing percussion, cornet, clarinet, bass, fiddles and viola, the six members, aged between 11 and 14, have many years of playing Cornish music under their belts. 4:30 Celtic music from Bagas Crowd, which means “fiddle group”. 5:00 A mass serpent dance with any musicians still around!
against, thereby offering customers what is available in season and of the very best quality. Yan’s visit to Newlyn reaffirms the strong historic links between Cornish and Breton fishermen, emphasising the potential for shared benefits from a reformed Common Fisheries Policy that acknowledges the mistakes that have been made. A reformed policy will hopefully
deliver regional management and encourage sustainable fishing practices that deliver healthy stocks and long term prosperity to a resilient industry which is witnessing investment in safer vessels and training as it emerges from a difficult period with a new sense of purpose and optimism. Newlyn Fish Festival is proud and delighted to welcome Yan to Newlyn.