Kesarweth
Keltegeth Kernow - Celticity In Cornwall
10 am Friday 16th October Ponsmere Hotel Perranporth
Lowender Peran is an expression of Cornwall’s modern Celtic identity but what does this mean and where does it come from? In collaboration with CAVA (Cornish Audio Visual Archive - Institute of Cornish Studies), Lowender Peran has invited speakers to discuss different aspects of Celticity in Cornwall.
10.00 Chair: Bert Biscoe CC
10.10 Garry Tregidga
Celtic Testimonies: Culture and Tradition in Contemporary Cornwall'
10.50 Bob Keys
Culture and Identity: Representations of custom and community on film, some Celtic comparisons.’
11.30 Caradoc Peters
Cornwall, Celts and the Archaeological Record
12.10 Merv Davey
Cornish Dances and Celtic Identities
12.40 Tim Hall
Celtic Spirituality
How the resurgence of celtic culture is spreading to inspire a new generation of alternative thinkers
13.10 Shelley Trower and Marion Gibson
Myth, Mysticism and Celtic Nationalism
An introduction to CAVA’s Oral History Project
14.30 Meet the Groups:
Strathspey Fiddlers (Scotland)
Kanerezed Bredewi and Kenderv (Brittany)
Pen Y Fai (Wales)
Teas and coffees will be on sale in the hotel during the morning and lunch can be purchased at the hotel bar. Cost of Day Ticket £5 (with a special offer of £3 for CAVA members ordered in advance from Merv Davey)
Lowender Peran is a registered Charity set up to encourage recognition of Cornwall’s heritage and Celtic links as a vibrant, living tradition that people of all ages and backgrounds can participate in and enjoy.
Charity Number 297769