And joining us from Sunny Spain: El Pony Pisador - four multi-talented musicians and singers from Barcelona. Listen out for great harmonies, tight reels and jigs and sensitive high-octane arrangements of shanties and tunes. Highly recommended and not to be missed. At All.

The Longest Johns are a Bristol-based, a capella folk music band, born out of a mutual love of traditional folk songs and shanties. They rock maritime songs alongside the more unusual and less traditional folk tunes. In the live sphere, they continue to make a name for themselves and recently showcased their talents on Gareth Malone's BBC2 show 'The Choir' acquitting themselves well and coming in the top three choirs in the South-West of England.

Another new act this year, Spinnaker Shanty: