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'Hellesveor' - sung by St Ives Combined Chapels’ Cornish Carol Choir at Tate Winter Festival 2022
· 22.11.2023 · 19:15:03 ··· MiTTwoch ⭐ 2 🎬 336
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'Hellesveor', (Colan Williams 1858-1935 - known as ‘Cully’), is sung by St Ives Combined Chapels’ Cornish Carol Choir (MD William Thomas) at Tate St Ives Winter Festival 27th November 2022
Hellesveor is Cully’s most famous ‘curl’. Named after the chapel where he worshipped and played the organ, people stand whenever the carol is sung in St Ives, rather like they do for Handel’s Hallelujah chorus. Original score archive photo: https://cornishnationalmusicarchive.co.uk/content/hellesveor-carol-by-c-williams/
'Hellesveor' Colan (Cully) Williams 1908
1. Lo, the shepherds were abiding
With their flocks on Bethleh’ms plains
When they heard the joyful todings
Sung in sweet angelic strains.
Glory to God; Glory to God in the highest; And on earth be peace
2. As the sacred chords were ringing
Lo, a heavenly voice did cry:
“Fear not mortals, we are bringing
Peace to earth from heav’n on high”
Glory to God; Glory to God in the highest; And on earth be peace
St Ives Combined Chapels' Cornish Carol Choir have been performing unique local Christmas carols at Tate St Ives since it opened in 1993. Written by Cornish musicians in the 1800's these wonderful carols have been sung in underground mines across the world. Formed each year from the different church choirs in St Ives, this choir celebrates the story behind ‘Christmas’ through an authentic and harmonious presentation of Cornish music.
Concert playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWChdc-_Apx0b6rSH36tt8aYN3-re-Lpz
MD William Thomas noted: For many years St.Ives has resounded to the singing of Carols (Curls), written by Cornish musicians, including Thomas Broad, Joseph Tanner, Thomas Merrit, and Colan (Cully) Willliams. Each Chapel had its own Carol Choir and for two weeks before and after Christmas Day they would sing around the streets and stately homes in the St.Ives and Carbis Bay area. Sadly the introduction of double glazing, has meant that choirs are no longer audible above the sound of TVs and stereos. Despite this the Chapel choirs from Fore Street and Bible Christian still continue to keep these unique carols alive and many locals gather to listen wherever they meet to sing them.
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Traditional Christmas Eve Carolling in St. Ives:
"And so this is Christmas - a very old St Ives custom with our mixed chapel choirs celebrating the birth of Christ by singing Cornish carols in the streets of Downlong. Starting at Market Place, they stopped 11 times before arriving at Mount Zion on Christmas Day for a rousing rendition of Colan 'Cully' Williams' St Ives carol 'Hellesveor', written in 1908."
THE CAROL CHOIR (The tradition as told by Johnny Barber)
We joined the Fore Street carol choir
The night was crisp and clear,
Then started off at Virgin Street
With Cully’s ‘Hellesveor’.
‘Andsome it was and no mistake,
The great bass deep and rich,
The altos and the tenors too
Were good and true to pitch.
One dear chap was standing by
Said ‘Well I must confess
It’s like an organ iss it ez,
An organ nothing less’.
We worked The Digey, through Love Lane,
It still continued dry,
Did Bunker’s Hill and Bailey’s Lane,
Then on to Chy-an-Chy.
Past Doble’s Wall, on up Dick’s Hill,
Still singing clear and sweet,
Turned right at top for Island Square,
Next stop Teetotal Street.
Our voice now were rather hoarse,
The clarinet gone flat,
So all agreed to do Carn Crows
And leave it go at that.
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