The Port Isaac Gulls

The Port Isaac Gulls, sometimes referred-to as just “Gulls” don’t pretend to be a Shanty Group! But with three Gulls being the original three Shanty Girls who started the Port Isaac Shanty Festival, there was no way we were not going to sing during that inaugural event … and continue to be part of those amazing weekends. And so our “Sea Section” was born and has grown over the past six years and now we’re even invited to sing at Shanty events far and wide!

They are made up of a group of best friends who have been singing, laughing, performing, talking, eating cake and drinking the odd glass (or two!) of wine for over ten years. They mostly sing in and around Cornwall featuring an eclectic repertoire from the 40s onwards with the emphasis on harmony and entertainment and they like to take classics from different genres and give them our own magic Gulls touch.

In this strong male genre they like to say a word (or two!) for the gals in the “days of yore”, left behind whilst their men sailed the high seas, who they like to think used to get together to talk, eat cake, drink wine and sing a bit!