The Sweet Nightingale

This poem from the middle of the 17th century is an ancient Cornish song that was traditionally sung on pay day by the Cornish miners.

The Minack Theatre
20th of July 2011 · In "2011"
At the end may of this year I was privileged enough to work and document a show at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall, that week they were hosting the theatre company BROS’s biannual show that they perform down on the Cornish south coast since 1993, the last show two years…
Woman’s Half Hour Live: With guest musician Bonnie Smith
3rd of March 2014 · In "2013"
Join Cat, Aoife, Gil and Caitlin for the first LIVE episode of Woman's Half Hour. In this episode we discuss Wolf Whistling, Cosmetic surgery and we welcome Cornish singer songwriter Bonnie Smith into the BIRSt studios for a live acoustic set! Bonnie treats us to a beautiful Baha'i prayer which she…
The BIRSt Archive Exchange
13th of February 2015 · In "2015"
In the third show of our Exchange series, we look back into the BIRSt archives and pass comment on some of the productions of years gone by. Through this lens, we discuss the importance and nature of archiving itself. We also speak to Professor Hugh Chignell about some of his…