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An Gwer

faith and trust and piskey dust.

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There was a time in history when people went green for the name of Christ. In the Celtic church 'green martyrdom' was on a significant rise. This would entail laying down secure comforts of this fabricated, impure, unhealthy world and adopt that of a simple, organic wanderer with no destination in mind, living for the moment to spread the gospel where ever they found themselves.

'An Gwer' is Kernowek (Cornish language) for 'The Green'. A Wandering Celtic Minstrel and comic artist with a heart for truth, justice and treading lightly on th earth. Usually seen at Celtic/folk pub sessions and festivals or committing acts of minstrelsy on the streets 'turning violins to fiddles and laying burdens to the road'. 'An Gwer' is Kernowek (Cornish language) for 'The Green'. A Wandering Celtic Minstrel and comic artist with a heart for truth, justice and treading lightly on th earth. Usually seen at Celtic/folk pub sessions and festivals or committing acts of minstrelsy on the streets 'turning violins to fiddles and laying burdens to the road'.

My comic art:

"Shall I abandon, O King of mysteries, the soft comforts of home? Shall I turn my back on my native land, and turn my face towards the sea? Shall I put myself wholly at your mercy, without silver, without a horse, without fame, without honor? Shall I throw myself wholly upon You, without sword and shield, without food and drink,without a bed to lie on? Shall I say farewell to my beautiful land, placing myself under Your yoke? Shall I pour out my heart to You, confessing my manifold sins and begging forgiveness, tears streaming down my cheeks? Shall I leave the prints of my knees on the sandy beach, a record of my final prayer in my native land? Shall I then suffer every kind of wound that the sea can inflict? Shall I take my tiny boat across the wide sparkling ocean? O King of the Glorious Heaven, shall I go of my own choice upon the sea? O Christ, will You help me on the wild waves?"

(Prayer ascribed to Saint Brendan the Navigator before sailing across the Atlantic)

LUCKY… are those who live in a SHANTY TOWN
becuase God cames to eat in their homes.
LUCKY… are those who feel the SUFFERING
of others because they'll be over the moon when all suffering comes to an end.
LUCKY… are those who resist the call of violence (even when they are called ‘pansies’ or ‘poofs‘)
because they are the REAL he-men of the world.
"LUCKY… are those who cry out JUSTICE! JUSTICE!
because their song will be remembered
when others are forgotten".
LUCKY… are those who keep an OPEN MIND
and a clean heart, because they will come to understand things as they really are.
LUCKY… are those whose deepest yearnings are for PEACE,
because God Himself has taken root in them.
LUCKY… are you who are made to lead a DOG'S LIFE
because of your love of truth;
a day will come when God will wipe away your tears.
LUCKY… are you who are DRIVEN from your homes and families because of me:
you are on the road to your real home.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/26/2006
Band Members: On the songs:

JUST IS RANT: An Gwer- Fiddle, Mandolin, Harmonica, Sing Speak.
Sue (An Breseler) James- Backing Singing. Keskana- Singing.
Patrick Murphy- Fretless Bass.
Roderick McCarthy- Djembe.

NOR DEW (God's Earth): An Gwer- Mandolin, Bodhran, Tambourine, Sing Speak.
Stuey (An Cuinn) Parry- Whistle.
Sue (An Breseler) James- Backing Singing.
Patrick Murphy- Fretless Bass.
Ian MacMaster- Hurdy Gurdy.

SALTASH: An Gwer- Fiddle, Mandolin, Tambourine.
Dave Horsfield- Banjo.
Ian MacMaster- Hurdy Gurdy.
Gerry The Flute- Recorders.

Each taken from the CD:Distributed by:

KING OF ALL THE FAIRIES:
Marilyn Cowan- Singing.
Stuey Parry- Guitar, Bodhran.
An Gwer- Fiddle.
Influences: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Buffy Sainte Marie, The Waterboys, The Alarm, Eden Burning, Jonathan Day, The Honey Thieves, The Crossing, Michelle Shocked, Rory McCleod, Kescana, Dalla, Loreena Mckennitt, Alan Stivell, The Incredible String Band, Led Zeppelin, Eliza Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Headmix Collective, Celtica, George Macdonald, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Stephen Lawhead, Charles Vess Celtic mythology, traditional ballads, mythology, The Bible.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Merry Maidens

A Graphic Narrative...
Posted by An Gwer on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:53:00 PST

The Piskey Thresher

A Graphic Narrative...
Posted by An Gwer on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:50:00 PST

THE MERMAID OF PADSTOW (A Graphic Narrative)

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Posted by An Gwer on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:35:00 PST

THE ARK

In the year 2007, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the UK and said, "once again, the earth has become wicked and over populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another A...
Posted by An Gwer on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:22:00 PST

THE CYCLING MINSTREL: Lower Rhine

Katwijk to Koblenz 12 - 28 June 2007I took a ferry from Harwich to Hoek van Holland, the land where bicycles rule.  Along the North coast, towards Katwijk, I rarely caught a glimpse of the sea as it w...
Posted by An Gwer on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:34:00 PST

THE CYCLING MINSTREL: The Upper Rhine

Kolblenz to Basel 19 June - 9 July 2007I cycled the 65km Rhine Gorge from Koblenz to Bingen. This is the mosttouristic part of the river and there were plenty of English speakers.There are no bridges ...
Posted by An Gwer on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:00:00 PST