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An intimate and thorough account of the life and times of Brenda Wootton, Cornwall's first lady of song. From the late 1960s for over 20 years, Brenda became Cornwall's best-loved cultural export, taking her love of her country to the Cornish diaspora around the world. Her story explores village life in Cornwall pre- and post-WWII, the arts scene and `amdram' in mid-century Penwith, the folk revival of the `60s, the resurgence of interest in the Cornish language - and what it means to be Cornish. At times hilarious, at times harrowing, her fascinating life story is courageously presented by her daughter Sue Ellery-Hill, who watched and assisted in her mother's stratospheric rise to stardom with incredulity.

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Author:   Sue Ellery-Hill
Publisher:   TJ INK
Imprint:   TJ INK
ISBN:  

9781999678869

ISBN 10:   1999678869
Publication Date:   04 December 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction... by Mike Sagar-Fenton 1. Where she came from Childhood Brenda - The Teen Years Marriage Sennen Penzance Tremaen Pottery Brenda's daughter 2. Where She Went To The Count House And away Pipers Folk Club Crowdy Crawn Brenda Wootton - Cornwall's Ambassador for Song Sunday Best, Radio Cornwall, and UK media Gwylan Gwavas - Seagull of Newlyn, Bard of the Gorsedh Kernow Did she get there? Paying the piper... 3. Damawyn Grandchildren Grandchildren 2 Tredinnick Stack Holidays and happy days Brenda's husband... John, Mr Wooty, Hendas Brenda - The Last Performance Life goes on... When the dust settled... Endnote 4. Appendices Brenda on Singing List of photographs Brenda's Accompanists Timeline Brenda's audio recordings Count House FM Club & Pipers Folk Club, Guests Acknowledgements Bibliography Subscribers Index

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Sue Ellery-Hill was born in Penzance in Cornwall to Brenda and John Wootton, and grew up with strong Cornish roots and influences. She only returned to creative writing in recent years, publishing a book of Brenda's poetry, `Pantomime Stew', and another containing probably the largest ever collection of Collective Nouns, `Gallimaufry'. In 2018 she was awarded two medals for Creative Writing in English by the Esedhvos at the Gorsedh Kernow, for a poem and a short story. She is loving living in St Just with husband Chris.

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