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St Ives group on Channel 5 show
ollowing their recent appearance on Susan Calman’s Grand Week by the Sea on Channel 5, shanty group Bamaluz Bootleggers are now booked to perform at the St Ives September Festival. During the programme, the Bootleggers performed their own take on ‘Hevva’ by Tir ha Tavas, the duo of Dave and Delia Brotherton, who are also based in St Ives. The mixed voice group, named after a small beach in St Ives, was formed in January, 2015, as an off-shoot of the Town Band to perform sea shanties and Cornish folk songs. It will take
Susan Calman fronts up the Bamaluz boys and girls at St Ives during her Grand Week by the Sea on Channel 5.
part, together with the Brotherton duo, in St Ives Entertains, a Festival charity event at The Guildhall on
Friday, 17 September, in aid of the St Ives Community Land Trust. Tickets can be
bought online at www. stivesseptemberfestival. co.uk and from tourist information centres throughout Cornwall.
Brian of Holcombe – a shantyman for all seasons Shanty groups have been in the news this Summer, both in the news and on TV travel programmes, but it should be recognised that shantymen (and women) have long played an important role in entertaining crowds at Pirate Festivals, as well as other events, in every season of the year. In addition to wellknown groups, there are also individuals that have turned shanties into their way of life
and Brian of Holcombe from Devon is a doyen of the genre. He is a professional entertainer, who offers organisers of events or parties a very different experience for their visitors or guests, holding any audience spellbound with both his traditional maritime songs and engaging tales of the sea. The shantyman can provide a range of packages to cater for various age groups, number of guests and type of venue. He also
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has his own YouTube Channel: www.youtube. com/c/BrianOf HolcombeShantyman Brian has an abiding passion to promote the shanties and sea songs that are such
an important part of Britain’s maritime heritage, which has led him to conduct shanty workshops. He has also participated in team building exercises and is even willing to entertain landlubbers at corporate events where he will welcome delegates and provide nautical entertainment during breaks in proceedings! More information from: www.facebook. com/groups/ shantymenofdevon/
