Pirates in the Port are pleased to announce 5 new exciting venues for the Shanty and Folk Festival in Newport City Centre! Slipping Jimmys, 51-52 High Street, NP20 1GA www.slippingjimmys.co.uk The Pen & Wig, 22-24 Stow Hill, NP20 1JD www.jwbpubs.com The Lamb, 6 Bridge Street, NP20 4AL www.thelambepub.com Sips Cafe (Market downstairs), High Street, NP 1FX www.newport-market.co.uk The Mercure Hotel, Chartist Tower, Upper Dock Street, NP20 https://all.accor.com/ssr/app/accor/rates/B3G0/index.en.shtml?destination=newport-uk These fantastic venues will be showcasing shanty and folk bands through the weekend, and will give all festival goers a warm welcome. Look out for more details here for band schedules and venue opening times.

Pirates in the Port are delighted to announce new festival venues for the weekend of 31st May/1st June, in addition to the venues already hosting. Two of the City Centre's leading music venues McCanns Rock n Ale Bar, 10 High Street, Newport, NP10 1FQ https://www.facebook.com/p/McCanns-Rock-N-Ale-Bar-100063561700704/?locale=en_GB The Potters, 22-24 Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1DL https://www.potterspub.co.uk/

We are pleased to announce Bridport Broadsides as one of the performers in this year's Pirates in the Port Festival in Newport! Bridport Broadsides Bridport Broadsides are a disparate collection of old (and not so old) men formed in 2019 and are now a thriving crew of 15 with total age of 1039 and average age of 69. We have a desire to enchant the world with our vocal excellence and sparkling wit (?!) through rendition of shanties and sea songs. In doing so we have raised funds for a variety of worthy, needy and good causes and we have performed at various festivals and village fetes and often by invitation in pubs, but have yet to succeed in completely emptying one!

Pirates in the Port Festival organisers are pleased to announce the first venues for the weekend. These are: The Corn Exchange - The Old Post Office, High Street, NP20 1AA https://www.cornexchangenewport.com/ Le Pub - High Street, NP20 1FW www.lepublicspace.co.uk Newport Market (Upstairs Arena) - High Street, NP20 1FX www.newport-market.co.uk Riverfront Theatre (Studio Theatre) - Kingsway, NP20 1HG www.newportlive.co.uk/en/venues/riverfront More venues coming soon!