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Hay Shantymen

Hay Festival 2023, 

Enjoy this half-hour open air performance between events. A crew of landlubbers singing rollicking shanties here on the East Coast of Wales. Enjoyment is guaranteed or else you’ll walk the plank!

Hay Shantymen have been together for over six years, raising over £7,000 for the RNLI. Last year their many performances included Latitude, Falmouth International Shanty Festival and a sell-out gig in Hay Castle. They're proud to have recorded their first album this year: Songs from the Shedis available from their website hayshantymen.com.