Piskey Threshing read by David Shaw

On this delightful CD David Shaw tells the Cornish tales of William Bottrell in an authentic Cornish voice.  Listen to the amusing and exciting tales of West Penwith.   Stories of Cornish men and maids , of ghosts and goblins and fairies and witches. Meet the colourful characters, Nellie Wearne and Capt Black, Parson Spry, Acky Carne,  the indomitable An Pee Tregeer and scores of others as David Shaw takes you on a journey through the woods and moors of West Penwith.

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Perhaps the most renowned Cornish folklorist was William Bottrell
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Let me introduce you to Nellie Wearne.  A regular 'bowdy-go'  Wild and beautiful, a lover of dance, she meets the dashing Capt Black
Capt Black
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What is a Cornish Piskey?  A fairy type thing, with a Robin Hood hat, sitting on a toadstool?
Piskeys?
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