International Sea Shanty Festival 2014

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2014
various venues, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3QY, England MAP
FREE

Last updated: Tue 10th Jun 2014

The 11th International Sea Shanty Festival is a FREE festival of maritime music and featuring Fishermen's Friends among others (groups from UK, Holland, France, Norway etc.)

The festival takes place from Friday 13th until Sunday 15th June on the quays and in the bars of the South Cornish port town of Falmouth.

Line-up

Alan Whitbread, Baldricks Plan, Barnacle Buoys, Bluebell singers, Bone Idol, Bosun's Call, Cadgwith Singers, Cape Cornwall Singers, Chris Ricketts, Dutch Uncle, Du Hag Owr, Exmouth Shantymen, Falmouth Fish, Falmouth Shout, Fishermans Friends, Flash Jack, Hobsons Choice, Kanerien Trozoul, La Bordee, Many a Mickle, Mariners Away, Nankersey Male Voice Choir, Naze Shanty Group, Nordet, Pirates of St Piran, Press Gang, Rum & Shrub, Scheepsfolk, Shake A Leg, Short Drag Roger, Sheringham Shantymen, Stamp & Go, Swinging the Lead, Tavy Tars, The 5 Men Not Called Matt, Thraw'd Together, The Old Gaffers, Trim Rig and a Doxy, Two Anchors, The Back Beach Boyz, The Nauti Buoys, The Oggymen, Treverva Male Voice Choir, The Longest Johns, Vagrants Crew, and Wareham Whalers.

This year's event will see over 30 acts throughout the days and late into the nights on three main stages across the town (Discovery Quay, The Moor and Custom House Quay), in addition to a spread of nearby venues. Several special performances are also planned.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

Charity

The event raises essential funding for the RNLI with the support of event sponsors, Skinner's Brewery of Truro. For the 2013 RNLI collections, Betty Stogs from Skinners collected £1808.62.