Although Walter Barnes (conductor of the Penzanze Orchestral Society) conducted the Choir in 1934, he passed over the baton to John Morgan Hosking who continued until 1949.
To the gentleman, past and present. of Newlyn Male Choir
On Newlyn Hill by Crosbie Garstin
Ivan Ball, a member of the Cattran family of Newlyn, wrote a nice little book called Buccas' Song! - a short History of the Newlyn Male Choir.
A tribute to Ivan Balls, a Member of the Cattran family of Newlyn. Copyright - The Cornishman newspaper.
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