We were pleased to be asked back by the Yealm RNLI
committee to perform at their fish supper at Newton Ferrers on 29th
October. The tickets had sold like hot
cakes, no surprise as the fish pie was delicious! It was a grand evening with a most responsive
audience, and £558 was raised for the RNLI.
Tavy Tars on YouTube
- Greenland Whales- Falmouth 2016
- My Last Night in Baltimore at Falmouth Int Shanty Festival 2014
- Plymouth Pirate Weekend-May 2014
- Tars in Bere Ferrers-December 2013
- Tavy Tars singing on the ketch Irene at Bristol Harbour Festival 2011
- Tavy Tars sing James Craig
- Watch the Tars sing 'Roots'
- Watch the Tars sing Cousin Jack
- Watch the Tars sing High Barbary at Falmouth Int. Shanty Festival 09
- Watch the Tars singing Barrett's Privateers at Falmouth Int. Shanty Festival 09
- Watch the Tars singing Roll Alabama Roll at Falmouth Int. Shanty Festival 09
- Watch the Tars singing Sloop John B at Falmouth Int. Shanty Festival 09
- Watch the Tars singing Whip Jamboree at Falmouth Int. Shanty Festival 08
A Bit about the Tavy Tars
The Tars celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2013. Formed originally to sing shanties at the launch of a new pilot gig on the river Tamar, the pleasure of performing together has kept us going ever since.
The Tars mostly live on the Bere Peninsula in West Devon, where there is a fine tradition of amateur music making. Apart from the music, we are bound together by a shared interest in rowing, sailing and all things nautical. Our music reflects that shared interest - we perform a mixture of traditional sea shanties and other 'songs of the sea', blending male voice harmonies with instrumental support from guitar, concertina and banjo.
As our reputation has grown, we have been invited to perform at some very different events, across the South West and beyond. Favourites have included surprising the passengers on the 'Scillonian III' ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly, and the Christmas shoppers at the John Lewis store on Oxford Street. We have attended the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival for many years. Whatever next?
The Tars mostly live on the Bere Peninsula in West Devon, where there is a fine tradition of amateur music making. Apart from the music, we are bound together by a shared interest in rowing, sailing and all things nautical. Our music reflects that shared interest - we perform a mixture of traditional sea shanties and other 'songs of the sea', blending male voice harmonies with instrumental support from guitar, concertina and banjo.
As our reputation has grown, we have been invited to perform at some very different events, across the South West and beyond. Favourites have included surprising the passengers on the 'Scillonian III' ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly, and the Christmas shoppers at the John Lewis store on Oxford Street. We have attended the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival for many years. Whatever next?
Contact and Bookings
- To contact us about anything or discuss a possible booking, please email us at: tavytars@gmail.com
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