The Keelers are Alan Fitzsimmons, Jim Mageean and George Unthank. They are now in their 40th year together, possibly the oldest shanty group in the country! The Keelers came together […]

The mixed Shanty Choir ‘De Kaapstander’ was founded in February 1998 and has around forty enthusiastic singers from Oudewater, Gouda and the surrounding area of the Netherlands. Their musical accompaniment […]

A Band on Ship are Dave Jolly (song and melodeon) and Richard Heacock (song and fiddle.) They have sung and played at numerous maritime festivals in Europe (Sète, Appingedam, Paimpol, […]

Perly I Lotry are a Polish acapella shanty group performing shanties and maritime music since 1998. Featuring soaring harmonies and stunning voices, they offer vibrant and dynamic performances. Their performance of […]

The Silver Darlings are a 6 piece all female crew from Southend on Sea. Weaving 2/3 part harmonies through traditional shanties and songs of the sea, these girls sing with […]

This maritime folk band from the west coast of the Netherlands brings a unique style of its own, with songs about seas, rivers and lakes, fishermen, unfaithful girlfriends and shanties. […]

Folk singers have always been the guarantors of maritime music being passed on to future generations and Gunnar Wiegand continues this tradition. He sings songs from the maritime world – […]

Shep and Tim have been gigging mates since 1982 – Folk clubs, Village Halls and noisy sailor’s pubs in Portsmouth and beyond. Shanties and lively songs, Jigs & Reels, Poems […]

Foresail is a group of four friends who love nothing more than to sing and perform to an audience. They are an established Cornwall based acapella group singing a wide […]

Ian and Dave bring to the stage a wealth of experience performing, touring and researching traditional songs and music. With voice and concertina they offer a delightful repertoire of unusual […]

Looking for lively entertainment? Then you must see Swinging the Lead. They have their own unique style of performing traditional shanties and contemporary maritime songs with a lively, upbeat, foot-tapping […]

Take half a pint of sea water, mix with half a pint of beer, and you get…  A SEA-SHANDY! That joke has been around with Salt Water and Beer since […]

The Singing Sailors are a collection of singers/musicians mostly from the SE of England, drawn together by a common love of singing and sailing (and just the very occasional supping) […]

Born in Plymouth into a naval family and raised in Plympton, where Rosemary and Cyril Tawney opened their first folk club, Joe has been singing and playing, mostly folk music, […]

Formed at the end of March 2023, Sea Gels Shanty Band has been captivating audiences across the Isle of Wight with their spirited performances and quirky ideas.  With a passion […]

Roughedge Carousers are from Rowhedge on the banks of the Colne in North Essex . They were first formed just before lockdown, initially as an all male crew, evolving into […]

The Orwellemen are a rollicking Sea Shanty Crew who throw open their arms—and their songbooks—to one and all. Whether you’re a seasoned sea dog with salt in your veins or […]

The Mutinous Swans are a shanty band from Harwich, performing rousing shanties on an eclectic selection of instruments such as ukulele, banjo, guitar, concertina, drums, recorder and melodica. With their […]

Meet The Landlubbers, a lively collective of seasoned friends from Halifax, united by their boundless passion for music, fun, and a good bit of ‘grog’. With roots firmly planted in […]

Isle ‘Ave A Shanty are a 6 piece acapella male harmony group based on the Isle of Ely. They specialise in traditional songs from sea and country, as well as […]

The Harwich Sing Tendring Voices Pirate Crew are very much looking forward to performing again this year for the HISF.  They are a community choir made up of kids, teens, […]

Hans will be attending HISF once again with his Bones Workshops, but also teaming up with Corine and Martin from the Jig Dolls to sing a few nautical songs

The Golden Rivets are a group of friends, mostly from Harwich who have been playing and having fun together for many years and hope to keep their name going for […]

Aude Shantymen formed in 2013, when a bunch of expats living in the Aude region of France decided that, despite being 70 miles from the coast, a shanty crew was […]

Figurehead began as the first all female shanty group in Cornwall. Over the years the personnel have changed but the love of singing in harmony together and entertaining people with […]

One of the premier maritime groups in The Netherlands, Armstrong’s Patent is a five-man group, who perform an eclectic mix of folk and sea songs.  They deliver a professional yet […]

From Limbourg in Belgium, Les Corsaires are keen travellers and have appeared at maritime festivals throughout Europe. They sing in several different languages and believe it is important that both […]

Dick Miles has been singing and playing music since he was 13 and lived for many years in East Anglia before moving to the Republic of Ireland. He particularly loves […]

Hailing from the well-known fishing port of Oxford, Short Drag Roger like nothing better than travelling the country and beyond, singing traditional and not so traditional sea shanties. In the […]

Tres Hombres Shanty Crew from Eindhoven in the Netherlands sing traditional shanties, sea songs and forebitters in surprisingly close harmony. They are also proud ambassadors of www.fairtransport.eu the emission free […]