The Sea Band
Music and Songs from the Celtic Sea to the North Atlantic
We are also joined by our old friend Paul James on
saxaphone and border bagpipes pipes for some of the larger festivals
Lineup
The Sea Band are a rip-roaring and colourful combination of virtuosic traditional singers and
musicians based in the Welsh Marches near the River Severn. This great river has long formed a
gateway to the Celtic Sea and beyond, to the cod fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. The Sea
Band’’s music reflects these connections, combining fast-paced instrumental music and ballads
from the farming and fishing communities of Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Cape Breton with
songs from the ports of the North Atlantic. With performances rich in musicianship, passion and
humour, the Sea Band have proved popular with European festival audiences from Norway to the
Mediterranean. We are currently confirming bookings with festivals for 2025.
Previous festival performances include:
Paimpol Festival du Chant de Marin, Brittany
Bremen Vegesack Internationales Festival Maritim, Germany
Oostende Voor Anker, Belgium
International Folk & Seasongs Festival Appingedam, Netherlands
Langesund International Shanty Festival, Norway
Fêtes Maritimes de Douarnenez, Brittany
Escale a Sète, Occitanie
Fécamp Grand'Escale, Normandy
Les Bordées de Cancale, Brittany
Giethoorn Folk and Shanty Festival, Netherlands
Vents de Vilaine, Brittany
Zuiderzeemuseum Maritieme Festival Enkhuizen, Netherlands
Fiddle, Crwth
Melodeon
Vocals
Clarinets
Recorders
Euphonium
Alan Lamb Penny McCarthy Andy Bole
Bouzouki
Guitar
Sea Band Taster Video 2025