In our countdown to the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, we are highlighting two local groups this week - The Oggymen of Falmouth and The Lemonaires of Mylor.

The Oggymen have built a reputation for tight harmonies and inspiring performances that convey the rugged beauty of the Duchy. Entertaining both visitors and locals with their interpretation of Cornish and contemporary folk songs they have won a legion of devotees.

This year their performance at the shanty festival will see them perform songs from their third album, One Morning In May, alongside celebrated arrangements of local songs.

Made up of a group of friends from Falmouth, The Oggymen formed in 2010 as the Aberfal Oggymen with one purpose in mind - to sing Cornish songs in three part harmony, and to sing them in their community so they would never be forgotten. Apart from dropping the Aberfal from their name, as people kept thinking they were Welsh, nothing has changed since then.

The Lemonaires are a small group of singers who belong to Treverva Male Choir, who are also patrons of The Lemon Arms in Mylor. They would meet on Monday evenings, after practice, in the Lemon Arms to soothe their vocal chords, as you would.

One evening in the spring of 2006 the then landlord, Alan Rose, said that Roger Graffy, the owner of Mylor Yacht Harbour had announced it was the 200th anniversary of Mylor Dockyard and thought the village should celebrate the milestone and asked if Alan could contribute in some way.

"What on earth can I do?" wailed Alan, "I'm stuck up here miles away from the dockyard" to which one of the choir members said "send us down there and we'll sing them a few old pub songs or appropriate sea shanties" and that is where The Lemonaires were born.

The rest is history - the event was a huge success, and the Lemonaires have raised a lot of money for charity and Treverva Choir as well as performing at weddings, funerals, churches, chapels and festivals, including the very first Shanty Festival and every one since.

This year's festival takes place from June 16 to 18 at various venues across Falmouth. To find out more and see a list of the groups performing this year go to falmouthseashanty.co.uk.