Not just a wonderful drink but a truly amazing bunch of guys who sing amazing songs .. shanties.. harmonies .. you name it. We can’t wait to see them back at the club this week for what will be a guaranteed excellent night.
The Rum & Shrub Story
It all started with…
A chat in the pub one night amongst a group of traditional singers from Cornwall, and almost before you could say “Pussers”, Rum and Shrub Shantymen were launched and we soon developed a worldwide reputation for lively singing of shanties, sea songs and folk songs.
We have been singing together as a group since 1991 and known each other for a lot longer than that! We are equally at home on a concert stage, on a boat or quay, or in a bar – in fact since we seem to spend so much time singing around the local waters, Mylor Yacht Club might well be our second home. Listen out for us, join in and enjoy our enthusiasm.
The name Rum and Shrub is taken from one of Cornwall’s best kept secrets and is our favourite throat ‘medicine’ – Shrub being an alcoholic cordial reputed to have been enjoyed by smugglers to disguise the salty taste of their contraband, and rum being rum. Whenever you visit a “proper Cornish” pub be sure to order one, you wont be disappointed. It is taken 50:50 in careful quantities to ensure clarity of voice, – if not head!
We have performed at many events in Wales, Brittany, Germany and Ireland as well as enjoying a tour of the Eastern seaboard of the USA. We have also appeared at most major English events including all the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festivals – more recent ventures have included some memorable visits to the International Eisteddfod in Llangollen, live participation in Children In Need and national TV advert work. Throughout the years we have made many recordings, all of which have met with critical acclaim.
The club meets in an upstairs room but there is a stairlift if needed. We do a great line in tea and biscuits but as there is no licence there is no bar so byo alcohol .. perhaps even some rum ‘n’ shrub!!!