EXCITEMENT is building ahead of this year's Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, with just over three weeks to go before the big weekend.
As previously reported in the Packet, one of the major new attractions this year is the addition of a fourth main stage at the event, which runs from June 14 to June 16.
Situated at Prince of Wales Pier, it will be the fourth main stage at the festival – alongside those at Events Square, Custom House Quay and The Moor – and will be called the Falmouth Packet stage, reflecting the newspaper's partnership with the festival.
Organisers have spoken of their excitement at adding the fourth main stage, as it is something they have been wanting to do for some time.
One of the organising committee, John Warren, said it would help to "better showcase the hugely talented performers who give their time freely to benefit Falmouth RNLI", which is the charity that the festival raises money for.
The fourth stage has been made possible thanks to South West Bars and Events, which is providing the stage and sound engineers, and the Packet's partnership.
Access to the new stage will be via the Pier Cafe, which will provide refreshments throughout the weekend.
John said: "This represents an exciting development for this great festival, enabling more people to enjoy more shanty groups performing on a professionally managed stage."
The newspaper will continue to give its name to the festival's Saturday night Falmouth Packet Shanty Concert, for which there were only a few tickets left at the time of writing.
Featuring Tom Lewis, Les Marins Des Abers, The Molgoggers and Short Drag Roger, it is the only part of the festival that requires a ticket. They cost £15 from The Poly Box Office on 01326 319461 or online at www.thepoly.org
More than 60 groups will be singing at 25 venues around town across the weekend.
The Packet will be publishing all of the event information, including any changes to the programme, in its June 12 edition and there will be coverage online at thepacket.co.uk across the weekend itself, as well as plenty of pictures in the paper after the event, in the June 19 edition.
The full list of acts is:
ACAPELA MOONSHINE
AGGIE BOYS CHOIR
ALAN WHITBREAD
ANCHORS AWEIGH
BACK BEACH BOYZ
BALDRICKS PLAN
BAMALUZ BOOTLEGGERS
BARNACLE BUOYS
BOSUNS CALL
BRYHERS BOYS
CADGWITH SINGERS
CAPE CORNWALL
CAPTAIN CAT & THE SAILORS
CULDROSE MILITARY WIVES
DU HAG OWR
DUTCH UNCLE
DRECKLY'S
EL PONY PISADOR
FALMOUTH FISH COLLECTIVE
FALMOUTH SHOUT
FEMMES DE LA MER
FIGUREHEAD
FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS
FISHGUARD FOLK SINGERS
FIVE MEN NOT CALLED MATT
FLASH JACK
KANERIEN TROZOUL
LES MARINS DE ABER
LES SOUILLES DE FOND DE CALE
LONGEST JOHNS
MARINERS AWAY
MOLGOGGERS
MONKEY'S FIST
NANKERSEY MVC
NAUTIBUOYS
NAZE SHANTY CREW
NORDET
OLL AN GWELLA
PIRATES OF ST PIRAN
PORTSMOUTH SHANTYMEN
PRESS GANG
RED RIVER SINGERS
RIVER NOTES
RUM & SHRUB
SEVERN WHALERS
SHERINGHAM SHANTYMEN
SHORT DRAG ROGER
SLOOP GROGGY DOGS
STUNS'LS SHANTY GROUPE
SUITCASE SINGERS
SWINGING THE LEAD
TAVY TARS
THE CHANTRY BUOYS
THE COUNTRYMEN
THE JOLLY STRUMPETS
THE NAVY LARKS
THE OGGYMEN
THE OLD GAFFERS
THE SOLENT SHANTY BUOYS
TOM LEWIS
TOPGALLANT JACK
TREIZHADENN
VAGRANTS CREW
VENT DE NOROISE
WAREHAM WHALERS
WELLINGTON WAILERS
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