Porthleven’s Sea Shanty Weekend is Back – Here’s When and Who’s Singing

Back after last year’s success

The Ship Inn in Porthleven is once again joining forces with the RNLI for another weekend of sea shanties and fundraising. The RNLI Shanty Fest will take place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025.

Last year’s event raised over £1,000 for RNLI Penlee, and organisers are hoping to build on that total this weekend with two days of live music and support for the volunteer lifeboat crews who save lives at sea.

Weekend line-up at The Ship Inn

The shanty fest kicks off on Saturday from 2pm and runs through until 8pm. Sunday’s music starts earlier at 1pm, finishing at 5pm. Here’s the full line-up:

Saturday 17th May
2pm – Sudden Squall
3pm – Acapella Moonshine
4pm – Baldrick’s Plan
5pm – The Drecklys
6pm – Cobweb Crew
7pm – Tim Hague
8pm – DerryAirs

Sunday 18th May
1pm – Cornish Lark
2pm – DerryAirs
3pm – Tim Hague
4pm – Bryher’s Boys
5pm – Sudden Squall

The Ship Inn is encouraging everyone to come along, fill their glass, sing along, and show their support for the RNLI’s lifesaving work.

Let us know if you’re heading down!