Falmouth's roaring Sea Shanty Festival to raise money for the RNLI

4:48 AM Tue 8 Mar 2011 GMT

'Sea Shanty Festival at Falmouth - a &rsquo;must see&rsquo; if you are anywhere close' .

The age of the Sea Shanty might be gone, but the ringing repetitive rhythms never lose their allure - and what better way for raising money for the volunteer organisation which devotes itself to saving of lives at sea? This year again in the UK's Falmouth one of the most engaging festivals in the world will again take place, the Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival. If you can be anywhere near to Cornwall in June this year, it's a 'must see'! This very popular festival, which started as an idea 'over a beer' by a couple of the locals, and is ...

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