On this special episode of On The Town from BrewBilt BrewHaus on Spring Street in Nevada City, Tom Fitzsimmons talks with KNCO news anchor Paul Haas about being selected as one of the 2026 Bards of Gorsedh Kernow for promoting Cornish identity in the United States. Haas will travel to Bodmin, Cornwall, for the official College of Bards ceremony. Cornish historian and longtime Bard Gage McKinney explains the history and meaning of the Cornish Gorsedh, while Nevada City Chamber Executive Director Lynn Skrukrud discusses Nevada City’s sister-city relationship with Penzance and the importance of cultural and student exchanges. The conversation explores Grass Valley’s Cornish mining heritage, its sister-city connection with Bodmin, the Cornish diaspora, Nevada Union High School, Cornish Christmas, St. Piran’s Day and efforts to preserve Nevada County’s unique Gold Rush traditions for future generations.