October 1920 - 'there had been some rain'

The cataract of the cliff of Heaven fell blinding off the brink
As if it would wash the stars away as suds go down the sink.
The seven heavens came roaring down for the throats of Hell to drink
And Noah, he cocked his eye and said,
"It looks like rain, I think."

The weather has always had a considerable influence on the lives of the communities of West Cornwall - at play as much as at work - and Newlyn Male Choir has had no concessions from the elements, from open air concerts at the bandstand in the Morrab Gardens during the pre and immediate post-war years to more recent summer evening concerts at Newlyn Harbour or their annual Buccas' Fair on Tolcarne Green - all suffering at times anything from 'dry slag' to a 'gutsful'. Choirs everywhere have learned to accept the risks of open-air engagements and adapt to the circumstances but what may not be known about Newlyn choir in particular is the influence that rain had on its formation seventy years ago. The choir first performed publicly in 1921 but the events leading to this occurred in 1920......

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