Monday, 31 August 2026

Aug 31: Gwenno

Gwenno played the Norwich Arts Centre earlier this year. She is a musician from Cornwall and her Cornish identity is at the heart of her music.

Kernow is the Cornish name for the county and there are a number of artists who now perform in the language or other Gaelic and Welsh languages.

A Guardian review from 2018.

Here's her debut on Later with Jools Holland.


There are lots of locations around the world where singing in a particular language has historically been an act of defiance or protest as well as claiming an identity.

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