In our first ever blog post, we’ll take a look at what’s been happening so far in 2026, and what’s coming up soon.
We’ve been hosting a monthly open mic session at the Ebbw Vale Rugby Club since August last year. We usually start off with a couple of shanties ourselves. The floor is then opened to a wide range of local artists and bands, of all abilities and styles – often including a mix of folk, country, blues, pop and some songs of the sea. Regrettably, the session in January had to be cancelled because of the bad weather and snow, but we resumed the series on Fri 6 Feb with double the energy! Have a look at some of the video recordings here, or even better join us for the next one – on stage, or in the audience.
On 4 February we joined Bois y Bryn for a charity fundraising gig in Newport, hosted by the city’s Lord Mayor. Together we raised over two thousands pounds for two great charities: Little People UK and Book Trust Cymru.
Later this year we’ll be performing at several shanty festival in Devon, Gwent, Somerset and Cornwall as well as a growing number of gigs in pubs, theatres, rugby clubs, castles and – have a look at our events calendar for more details. Our first ever ‘international tour’ will take us to Tarragona in Spain, to coincide with the total solar eclipse in August.
Our diaries are getting fuller, but we all love singing – to there’s always room for more… So if you’re interested in booking us for any public or private event, just give us a call or drop us a line