Normally performs at open mic and local bars, hence no videos or FB page.
"All Hands on Deck" is a mixed South Devon based shanty crew who have been entertaining our local area of Brixham/Dartmouth/Torbay/South Hams for some time now. We love to interact with our audiences and encourage them to sing along with us...we love silly songs and having fun together...mostly we collect for our local RNLI crews who do fabulous work around South Devon
Barnacle Buoys is a non-profit group of a cappella sea shanty singers based in North Somerset. We exist to enjoy our craft, entertain our audiences and raise money for our chosen charities. Our principle charities are the Childrens Hospice South West and the RNLI.
Barrel Seagals are an all female shanty crew based in Bude, Cornwall
Batten Down the Hatches is a Devon-based Shanty Crew, keeping our maritime songs alive with power, musicality and fun.
The Beachd Buoys are (currently) an all-male shanty and folk band from Weston-super-Mare. Our main aim is to raise money for the Wraxall Childrens Hospice, and to enjoy ourselves in our twilight years. Many of us have been performing for a number of years, some with other bands.
Think of us as the Travelling Wilbury's of the Shanty scene!!
…the soundtrack of hell raising festival folk tunes, to back room bawling and bar room brawling, of escaping to brighter futures, the familiarity of the world you know or just a damned good night out. If Nashville were in Somerset, Billy In The Lowground would be one of its leading lights. So let’s raise a glass of cider (with a bourbon chaser for good measure) to the Nashtonbury scene, it may only contain one band, but it’s a start, right?”
Black Deep have been singing together for a few years now, but all crew members have a long history of folk and maritime performances. Named after the deep water shipping channel just off the East Coast of their home town, Black Deep share a love of singing and have attended many festivals and maritime events both at home and abroad.
We’re an all-male Welsh Shanty Band based in Cwmbran, South Wales keeping the heritage of harmonious singing and of the sea through shanty
songs with a spattering of folk sounds.
The Brave Marauders are a group of highly experienced singers, song writers, folk event organisers and charity fund raisers. Our performances range from well known shanties to self penned materials feauring serious and amusing themes.
Carmelita is a singer/guitarist and a popular open miker who had a showcase recently at an Open Mic night and performed a half hour set. She is quite unique on the local circuit coming from The Philippines and often the only woman performer amongst many men. She also performs in front of a large audience at Filipino community festivals. Her music is a mix of covers by well known artists with a folk arrangement
Cask is a Shanty daughter and father duo. Singing new and old shanties and forebitters, plus seasongs
Ceri is from Swansea and has grown up on shanties and folk music. He runs a monthly night for shanty and folk singers in Barnstaple, where he currently resides. Having performed at, and survived, his first shanty festival in Mevagissey in 2024, he is keen to sing at other festivals. He takes inspiration from Luke Kelly and Tom Lewis.
Dave Alfred started his career as a Peter kay stunt double , this Proud Salopian writes and plays his original songs about Weston ,Shropshire and
Somerset. He cant wait to make his Weston Shanty and folk festival debut.
David Mitchell describes his guitar playing as “Folk-Classical fingerstyle”, combining these genres to create a beautiful and unique take on some well known pieces and traditional folk tunes as well as performing his own original compositions.
Join Helen and Chris for an eclectic mix of songs from the 70's to the 80's and beyond. Country, folk, pop, classic sing-along and some with a twist.
igurehead are an all female shanty group from North Cornwall who share a love of songs with a traditional, nautical and maritime flavour. In fact if it contains a reference, however slight, to water, we consider it fair game.!
The group originally formed as a bit of fun around a kitchen table for 5 women who shared a love of sea songs and harmonies.
The Frampton Shantymen formed in 2012, having discovered that shanties are one of the quickest ways to get an entire pub singing along. Since then, the group has grown in size, repertoire and reputation. We regularly sing around the region and wider afield, entertaining crowds at events ranging from national folk and shanty festivals to local pubs; village fetes to weddings.
FRIGGITT are a shanty trio from Wiltshire who perform all sorts of songs connected with the sea and sailors. As well as traditional and contemporary songs we also have some original compositions by the band members and songs written for us by others. A good half of our songs are unaccompanied and the rest feature guitar, ukulele, bass and harmonica.
The Gloucester Diamonds has been a well-known shanty group for several
decades. The latest line-up includes the original founder member, Rod Penlington, on guitar, Paul and Mel Carter on vocals and Flash ( AKA Les Griffiths) more vocals.
GU10 is a sea shanty and folk music group from the island of Guernsey CI. Formed in 2005 the group entertains at many events every year.
Harbour Buoys are a recently formed duo based in Torbay. They enjoy singing shanties and sea songs and often perform with Missin’ Tackle Shanty Crew. Both are members of local male voice choirs and their love for singing comes through in the music that they sing together
We are a fine body of singers, with big hearts and smiles. We like to sing well and are known for our harmonies, musical arrangements and surprises. Most importantly we want people to enjoy our performances.
We hope to see you soon. www.harrybrowns.co.uk
High & Dry have been singing together for over10 years now and we enjoy
getting together for a beer, a chat and to hone our singing skills and harmonies around some shanties and songs of the sea. The line-up is generally a group of 6 to 10.
The Hoy Shanty Crew was formed in 2014 and has performed shanties and other chorus songs to appreciative audiences at scores of events and festivals. The crew consists of around a dozen mature individuals who enjoy each other’s company, singing rousing chorus songs (particularly shanties) whilst toasting their health in real ale drunk from pewter mugs.
Isle ‘Ave A Shanty are a 6 piece A Capella male harmony group based on the Isle of Ely. They specialise in traditional songs from the sea and the country in a folk style as well as putting a folk twist on some modern classics! They are a rarity in being a sea shanty band from a landlocked county but they bring their own style to traditional songs and songs they made up themselves.
Isle 'ave a Shanty – Traditional Songs from The Sea and the Land
The Jamestown Brothers are a nine piece energetic foot stomping original indie folk band from Somerset and formed in 2018. Drifting between the likes of The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Merry Hell, Ferocious Dog and The Pogues, they play original songs influenced by folk, country and americana, with lyrics that mine the rich history and social tapestry of Great Britain and Ireland. Facebook
The only reason you would give your band a name like "The Jolly Grogsters" is if you were trying to disguise the fact that you're the biggest jerk-bags in the world. The Jolly Grogsters are no exception to this steadfast rule. Jerks make the best bands.
Karen Swan and My Creatures have performed worldwide and at many festivals in the UK. They play original Avant folk songs that grab your attention and take you to a wonderland of lost souls and wry landscapes.
Karen Swan is an elder singer songwriter playing acoustic guitar based in Bristol but originally from Birmingham UK. Carl Philip Louis plays pyrotechnic electric mandolin. Adele harmonium pixie. David Rees Jones cajon and Aether Valentine aetheric vocals (1) Facebook
Kilkenny Bay Steamers are a mixed group of ladies and men who sing four part harmony Sea Shanties. We arrange some of the Shanties ourselves. Being a hardy bunch of Shanty Singers we practice on Kilkenny Bay (Portishead) during the summer months.
Kings Pond Shantymen sing out mainly in Hampshire and West Surrey, England. We perform shanties and other seafaring songs, interspersed with a few drinking songs and odd ditties. At Christmas we also sing carols and on Old Twelfth Night we sing wassailing songs. We aim for an authentic shanty style - unaccompanied male voices singing in harmony - on a good day.
The Aude Shantymen are based in the area of Limoux and Mirepoix in the Aude and Ariege departments of France and meet regularly to sing sea and folk songs. Formed around 12 years ago we perform in ports at the eastern end of the Med. donating funds to the SNSM, the French equivalent of the RNLI. We also raise funds for the RNLI.
The Lower Deckers are a fun, contemporary shanty group who hail from the landlocked counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire and are delighted to be involved in Sing choir sing event . Following their tentative first gig fundraising for the RNLI in 2017, they have gone from strength to strength, performing regularly in festivals, pubs and cafes. They’ve sung at Hereford’s River Carnival and entertained residential homes.
Innovative roots rock and skiffle music drawing on traditional blues, jazz and folk influences and with frequent forays into gypsy-tinged psychedelia.
Breathtakingly powerful vocals, raw delta blues styled guitar and an almost
tribal foot-stomping beat combine with a potent cocktail of saxophone, violin
and harmonica to create a special atmosphere.
Mains'l Haul are a lively group of singers based at Maldon in Essex. Singing Shanties and songs of the sea, audience participation is encouraged. We sing both cappella and accompanied with a variety of instruments including concertina's, guitars and recorders.
Michael Hotkowski is a Folk Singer and Songwriter hailing from Chester, Connecticut performing a variety of traditional folk music from sea chanteys and forebitters to ballads and drinking songs from both sides of the Atlantic. He not only explores the emotional history of the past but has written his own songs in the traditional style. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565693840861
A drinking crew with a sea shanty problem!
Midsummer Gurnards are a crew who craft their sets with a handful of shanty's, a pinch of folk and a dash of original songs. Just what the Captain ordered!
We are Morris Minor , five members of Chalice Morris Men ( based at Brent Knoll Somerset). We've been singing together for many years. We have a wide ranging repertoire. We used to specialise in A Capella English Folk Song with some Shanties and comic songs. However with the 'Shanty Boom ' we have added more 'Songs of the Sea' and musicians.
Morris Minor - Folk Songs, Shanties & More | Weston-super-Mare | Facebook
Songs of Ireland & the Sea! My Druthers bring us aboard a tallship bound for Ireland with their blend of traditional Irish songs and sea shanties. The fellas have been hitting it hard these past few years with shows throughout New England, the Midwest & Southeastern US, as well as Thailand, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
The October Effect is an acoustic group from Weston-super-Mare . Theband put their own twist on well-known songs, using guitars, mandolin, ukulele and cajon.
We are a very experienced acapella group singing songs, old and new, well known and self penned. We dress as pirates. We have performed at Weston Several times as well as many other well known events around the country. We make you laugh and cry, but mainly we will make you want to join in.
I am passionate about sea songs due to my time spent working as a musician on cruise ships. Facebook
Poole Me Hearties were formed at Lilliput Sailing Club in 2019. We perform traditional sea shanties and other seafaring songs in a unique style with a range of acoustic instruments including accordion, fiddle, flute and mandolin.
Combined with an array of harmonies, Poole Me Hearties sound like no other shanty band. www.poolemehearties.com
We are a crew of mates who just love to sing traditional working shanties along with more modern maritime songs and Bristol sea shanties. Our mantra is "Fun and Friendship, Melody and Mirth"; we sing anything with a nautical theme and a good tune or a good lyric, but our priority is to enjoy ourselves and to entertain our audiences. We give our time for free to support Festivals or charity fundraising events.
Sailor V is a Dorset based folk and shanty band consisting of high energy vocals, guitar, banjo, bass guitar, flute and cajon. We bring a fresh vibrant twist you don't want to miss!
Young female vocalist from weston super mare. Performing a range of genres: folk, country, modern pop
The Shantyjacs , Lesley and Kit, are RNLI fundraisers and volunteers . We sing modern sea songs and traditional shanties with a few of our own songs thrown in. We run weekly shanty sessions in the local community, and donate all money raised from performances to various charities.
The Shantyjacs - Singing Shanties and Sea Songs with Audience Participation | The Shantyjacs
We are Clive Brooks and Des Patalong.
We sing shanties and maritime songs, mostly upbeat but with some quieter items to give variety to our performances. We don’t just sing in unison, so you can expect to hear strong and different harmonies as they are a feature of our singing.
Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary with a sell-out theatre concert, Short Drag Roger continue to bring shanties and sea songs to the landlocked people of Oxfordshire and further afield. With our eight part harmony, we have performed at shanty and folk festivals all over the UK and Europe as well as pubs, theatres, village shows and other venues closer to home. www.shortdragroger.co.uk
By the trembling brooklet in the glen beyond the valleys
A maiden lies lamenting in the daisies where she dallies
'Alas for however many raves and gigs and parties
I may frequent, I've yet to find a real live shanty harpist.'
O weep ye not, fair maiden, it is said you would do well
At 8:30 on the Friday find The Sandringham Hotel,
For there will be, in full throttle, the answer to your prayer
At the Shanty Festival of Weston-Super-Mare.
Start of Time are an acoustic group from Weston-super-Mare formed from the ashes of two popular local groups. The six-piece band put their own twist on well-known songs, using guitars, mandolin, ukulele and cajon. Expect
harmonies, questionable puns and unique takes on everything from traditional songs to Pink Floyd
Steamboat Mutineers is a new, steampunk themed, performing group, made up of experienced singers and musicians. We bring a unique blend of folk, sea songs, shanties, all served with a good helping of humour. So hold on to your stovepipes and prepare to be boarded by a marauding band of mutineers
A capella band from Weston-Super-Mare. We are the resident shanty group at the Fork n Ale Taproom, in Weston-super-Mare, performing at our regular 3rd Wednesday monthly 'Shanty Night'. We also perform for community groups, events, weddings, birthdays and festivals. We take no fee for performing and, instead, collect donations for the RNLI in
Weston-super-Mare and our local Lions Club.
The Steepholmers Shanty Band is a registered charity
In the early years ofthe 3rd millennium, a mixed and ever-changing group of
musicians met in a workshop once a week to bash out tunes and songs under
the working name of “Careful Now”. That group has evolved to become what is now the “Swing Rioters”, a five piece punk folk band based in a shed in Blockley near Chipping Campden.
The Tawny Shantymen hale from Pill, North Somerset, well known for its maritime and pilotage history with nearby Bristol. Singing sea shanties and other maritime based songs, the repertoire includes some original songs about the nautical history of Pill.
We are the popular Somerset duo featuring Julie Meikle (clarinet, bass clarinet and vocals) and Mel Reeves (guitar and vocals).
Friends for longer than they wish to remember – or divulge – they play largely self-penned acoustic music . Their songs will take you from the Scottish Highlands to Brazil – the Somerset Levels to Cuba – the Irish Sea to Exmoor. Their unique blend of sounds and stories has delighted audiences up and down the country. www.youtube.com/@Juliemeikleandmelreeves
Waves of Harmony are a female Acapella chorus based in Weston-super-Mare, formed in 2011. We are a friendly group who meet regularly to sing, socialise and have fun. There are around 30+ members but we would love to recruit more like-minded women. We perform as often as we can in concerts and at charity and community events. In the past we have raised funds for the RNLI, The British Legion Poppy Appeal, Parkinson's Disease Foundation and for Visually Impaired Bowlers.http://wavesfoharmony.co.uk