International Sea Shanty Festival 2016

Friday 17th to Sunday 19th June 2016
various venues, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3QY, England MAP
FREE

Last updated: Tue 7th Jun 2016

The 13th 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 17th until Sunday 19th June on the quays and in the bars of the South Cornish port town of Falmouth.

Line-up

Two Anchors, Back Beach Boyz, The Press Gang, Trim Rig & A Doxy, Mariners Away, Captain Cat and the Sailor, Shake-a-Leg, Nauti Buoys, Aggie Boys Choir, Portsmouth Shantymen, Flash Jack, Sheringham Shantymen, The Navy Larks, Fisherman's Friends, The 5 Men Not Called Matt, Nordet, She Shanties, Treverva Male Voice Choir, Naze Shanty Crew, Wellington Wailers, Figurehead, Kimber's Men, Wareham Whalers, Enkhuizen 4, The Oggymen, Oll An Gwella, The Longest Johns, Dutch Uncle, Swinging the Lead, The Vagrants Crew, Nankersey Male Choir, Tavy Tars, Lemonaires, Viv Robertson, Baldrick's Plan, Thraw'd Together, The Barnacle Buoys, Scheepsfolk, Exmouth Shanty Men, Short Drag Roger, Les Bouilleurs D'ecoutes, Cape Cornwall Singers, Toue Sabord, Molgoggers Cobh, Femmes de la Mer, Stamp and Go, Shantykoor De Ijsselzangers, Riggerloftet's Shanty Choir, The Pirates of St Piran, Rum & Shrub, Vent De Noroise, Cadgwith Singers, The Falmouth Fish, Bosun's Call, The Bluebelle Line, Red River Singers, Falmouth Shout, and The Old Gaffers.

This year's event will see over 50 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.