The Following Seas

15/06/2025

Lincs Effect drumming up a crowd for our final gig.

15/06/2025

Look who we’ve found in the queue for ice cream! Lincs Effect taking a well earned break!

14/06/2025

13/06/2025

Arranged by Richard Bailey

13/06/2025

The Mermaid, trad - arranged by Richard Bailey

13/06/2025

Opening our Shanty weekend in style with Lincs Effect….

10/06/2025

07/06/2025

⚓ Introducing: The Following Seas 🌊

Bringing cathedral-quality harmonies to the coast, The Following Seas are the semi-official shanty choir of King Charles the Martyr Church, Falmouth. Led by Richard Bailey—Organist and Choirmaster at KCM—this ensemble of seasoned church and cathedral musicians swaps psalms for sea songs with a distinctive twist. ⛪

Expect rich, homegrown eight-part arrangements, a touch of renaissance flair, and some uniquely reimagined classics (including a very well-behaved version of Drunken Sailor). A shanty experience like no other! 🎶

28/05/2025

We can’t wait to be back at the Festival. We will be joined again this year by our friends from Lincs Effect to bring you our personal arrangements of shanties and songs of the sea. Watch this space for details of our programme.

📣 The festival programme is here! 🎶⚓
We know many of you have been eagerly waiting to plan your Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival weekend and now you can!

Make sure you give your thanks to the group coordinators who have worked so hard to organise 85 groups across 27 venues - the festival wouldn't possible without their dedication! 🙌 🙌

🔗 Take a look at the schedule here: https://www.falmouthseashanty.co.uk/programme/

💡 Please note: this is a first draft – timings and line-ups may change right up to (and during!) the festival, so check back regularly to avoid missing your favourites.