From sailor songs to TikTok sensations, find out more about the history of the sea shanty, and discover the meanings behind 'The Wellerman' and other famous examples

About our sea shanty singers The HogEye Men With almost 20 years of experience as a group singing shanties and maritime songs to audiences around the country, including a monthly residency on …

Cutty Sark 's Sea Shanty Festival is coming back! Come and enjoy joyful maritime music in celebration of the tea clipper's 157th birthday. The event will feature the vocal talents of bands and artists from …

The Rio Grande shanty, which you can learn key signs for here, is a nineteenth century shanty that was sung by British and American sailors. Follow along with Noel and learn to key word sign this sea …

Apr 6, 2021 · Sea shanty special Tuesday 6 April - show starts at 7pm Book now A mixture of live and video performances sprinkled with a hearty discussion on all things sea shanty. We look at some of …

The La Perla district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. La Perla is the shanty town astride the northern historic city wall stretching about 650 yards (600 m) along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the …

The Cutty Sark Café is located on the lower ground deck of the ship underneath the gleaming copper hull. We serve deli combination sandwiches with classic British ingredients, cakes made fresh for you …

See what's on at the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Cutty Sark and the Queen's House.

Queer History Club sea shanty choir In September 2025 the Queer History Club choir was formed, primarily to sing sea shanties. While many of us are familiar with shanties, we don't all know where …

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