The Chantry Buoys are a shanty group based in Colyton, a picturesque town, in East Devon. They perform at the Marine every month. They sing traditional sea shanties, and other well known songs.

They also sing at festivals, weddings, private parties, and many more interesting gigs all over the South West. Their main aim is to bring enjoyment and fun to as many as they can while raising money for charities.

Sea shanties were work songs, set to a rhythm for working, to reduce the monotony of undertaking repetitive tasks aboard ship. But they were also Foc’sle songs, which were storytelling verses to be listened to at leisure, to remind sailors of home and these helped to keep alive traditions and record local events and people.

Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult