A women's shanty group that embodies the spirit of the sea and the women who draw their life from it. Contact: Pat Hobden pat.hobden1@outlook.com...

Armstrong's Patent is an 8-member shanty group from Appingedam, performing global sea songs about ships, the sea, and family. Known for their...

Baldrick's Plan have been on the folk and shanty scene for more than ten years in one form or another. Currently Steve, Helen and Jinks sing a range...

The Barrel Seagals are an all-female sea shanty crew hailing from Bude, Cornwall. With spirited harmonies and infectious energy, they put a fresh...

From the deep, resonating notes of the father and son bass to the high notes of the girls, Barrett's Privateers have delighted audiences throughout...

Throw away your preconceptions of the shanty scene and get ready to be energised, amused and enthused by this dynamic four-man crew from the Exe...

Hailing from landlocked South Wales, what we lack in proximity to the sea, we make up for with tight harmonies and fun and larks on stage. If you’re...

We are a four piece a cappella group focusing on original and traditional folk songs with a rich maritime history and strong Cornish connections....

A new line up from St.Ives Contact : timculmer@hotmail.co.uk Facebook

Now in our 41st Year, we are a men's a cappella group singing popular songs in 4 part harmony barbershop style. Contact: Alan Read...

David sings with a deep and powerful voice. That's what Ahab said when he sent him aloft in fog or to scare whales. An amazing and varied...

Du Hag Owr have been a fixture on the shanty scene for over 15 years – and while three of them are getting old (their words!), they’ve been lucky to...

The DZ Buoys are the Minehead Lifeboat Shanty Crew. All members are RNLI crew and we sing traditional sea shanties, working songs and songs of the...

Figurehead are an all female shanty group from North Cornwall who share a love of songs with a traditional, nautical and maritime flavour. In fact...

Folk singers have always been the guarantors of maritime music being passed on to future generations and always being heard. The folk singer Gunnar...

Foresail is a Cornish Acapella group of six friends. We love nothing more than singing a variety of Cornish, songs of the sea and traditional...

Contact: abardell@kernowlearning.co.uk Facebook

Freddie’s Barnet is a lively trio featuring James on vocals, Jon on guitar and backing vocals and Kev on bass, harp and backing vocals. We play...

Founded in 1978, Hart Backbord is one of the oldest sea shanty groups in Germany. Always eager to promote the original sea shanties of the times of...

Hooligan's Rule sing and play shanties and songs of the sea, alongside some fiddle tunes lossely connected by a nautical theme. We LOVE to get an...

Jam First are a joyful a Acappella quartet, and we love nothing more than blending our voices in rich four part harmonies. Our repertoire is a...

We are a small group of friends who sing in Cornish male voice choirs and who have developed a programme of music for any occasion including...

Kesvarner promotes and supports the singing of shanties and Cornish songs in the community. We hold regular monthly shouts in Pentewan where all are...

We are a Cornish folk group who also sing shanties Contact : auntycece@hotmail.co.uk    

A London based community choir, open to all and composed of women and men of all ages from around the world, committed to keeping sea shanties...

Loose Cannons is a group of friends who have many years experience singing with other shanty groups. We decided to get together in 2023 to get back...

Marldon Wonky Donkeys have now been performing for over 3 yrs and this is our 2nd time at the Meva festival. We love the atmosphere and friendship...

McIvor and the Oreffos are a spontaneous folk vocal trio that occasionally appear on magical nights...Bry, Reuben and Jasmine sing a range of...

Meva Ladies love to sing shanties as well as a wide range of other songs. We sing Acapella but also have a pianist to accompany us. We mainly sing...

Folk Shanty Pop Punk, Mexican born - Bristol based singer FFO Frank Turner, Gaz Brookfield, The Dreadnoughts Contact : mexicandavemusic@gmail.com...

Midsummer Gurnards blend folk and songs of the sea. Their sets boasts well known classics and original tunes. They attribute their sound to the...

Born from. shared love of singing during a theatre production in Brixham back in 2015, this spirited crew have been harmonising ever since. With...

Get some Premium Ship-hop in your ears with Emily and Josh, the string section of maritime folksong. A combination of fiddle and double bass...

We are Mordros, a folk quartet based in south west Cornwall. We’re all about satisfying, complex harmonies and lesser known shanties and sea songs....

Writer Composer and Performer of Songs and children's musical story books. Contact : will@nauticalgraffiti.com Facebook

For more than 37 years Nordet has been performing traditional sea shanties and its own creations. The crew knows how to make people dance or sing in...

This will be Odds n Sods fourth visit to Meva, we have only been together 7 years in which time we have raised £40,000 for local charities. To...

The Old Grumpies are a collection of grumpy old men brought together by sea shanty singing and lawn bowls – yes a strange combination. The same is...

Pilchard the Pirate is a Cornish solo singer specialising in farming, fishing and mining ballads, alongside maritime folk and traditional sea...

The Pirates of St Piran are a rocky, rumbustious pirate band performing all over the West Country at festivals, pubs and pirate-themed events. We...

Poole Me Hearties hail from an ancient pirate’s port on the south coast of England. They play traditional sea shanties and other seafaring songs in...

We're a Suffolk based female folk trio playing sea themed songs and tunes on guitars, whistle and harp. Some of it is traditional material, some of...

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Robert Palomo is an American-born musician who resided in the historic port city of Saint Petersburg,...

The Salty Old Dogs are a group of beer loving men from South Devon. They were originally formed from the Bass and tenors of The South Hams Singers...

A singer/guitarist originating from Devon, I perform a wide range of music from folk, shanty and maritime songs to popular easy listening songs and...

A relatively new shanty crew from Gosport in Hampshire who perform all the classic sea shanties unaccompanied with some other songs backed by...

The liveliest bunch of pirates you will ever meet. With a blend of stunning harmonies and performances that get audiences joining in, Scuttlebutt...

Formed in March 2023, Sea Gels Shanty Band has been captivating audiences across the Isle of Wight and beyond with spirited performances and quirky...

Formed in March 2023, Sea Gels Shanty Band has been captivating audiences across the Isle of Wight and beyond with spirited performances and quirky...

Seaweed in the Fruitlocker is an LGBTQIA+ sea shanty choir based in Plymouth, Devon. Since forming in 2022 the choir have used their lived...

The Seven Bays Ukes are music festival award winners, and our performances have been described as 'hugely enthusiastic and enjoyable', which just...

Bringing the Sounds of the Severn back to the historic Harbour and welcoming taverns of Mevagissey in 2026….The Severn Whalers are a four piece...

A prize winning Shanty and Folk singing group who love to have fun and sing in harmony. We meet in St Austell, every other Friday evening, unless we...

Shanty Sam consists of sarcasm, ill timed humour, no sleeves, and shanties. And tends to implement them in an order that would shock you. He also...

I sing and play shanties with my harp with a leaning towards comedy. Contact: Simon Ellis symonpaul@gmail.com  

Now in our tenth year of performing, we are Southampton's finest (and only!) shanty crew. In 2025 we performed 58 gigs, 83 sets and sang over 1,000...

The Steam Town Shanty Crew, with a home port in Eastleigh Hampshire, are a lively mixed-voice a cappella group breathing new life into traditional...

Hairy arse singers! Contact: Tristan Netherton stunsls@hotmail.com

A dynamic trio from West Penwith; known for their entertaining and invigorating renditions of sea shanties and Cornish songs, old and new. Although...

Synergy are seven women singing close harmony with an even closer friendship behind it. We love the joy of singing and sharing what we do. Our songs...

The Tavy Tars have been singing together since 2003. We sing a wide range of sea-related songs - and sometimes shanties. We are based in Bere...

The Tawny Shantymen hale from Pill, North Somerset, well known for its maritime and pilotage history with nearby Bristol. Singing sea shanties and...

In the beginning, The Bad Latitudes (renamed from Saith Shanty Crew) grew from a fondness for songs of the sea, struggle and sheds. The Bad Latitude...

The DerryAirs are Downderry’s unique shanty band. Formed in 2019 the group is 7 singers and instrumentalists. We sing popular shanties and songs...

The Harry Browns are the longest serving group from Bristol. Names after the old Harry Brown sand dredger, they began singing as a “super group” in...

The Jolly Grogsters are a Bristol-based group known for performing traditional and original sea shanties and drinking songs. They have gained...

The Lower Deckers are a fun, contemporary shanty group who hail from the landlocked counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire. . Following their...