Batten Down the Hatches

Batten Down The Hatches is a powerful, energetic and fun shanty crew based in Devon

Here are some links to some of our own favourite shanty crews and other interesting (maybe!) shanty facts!

The Stuns’ls from St Austell and organisers of the ever popular Mevagissy Shanty festival – see their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/stunsails/?locale=en_GB

Fisherman’s Friends – the most well-know shanty group in the world? Check out their website at https://thefishermansfriends.com/

The Exmouth Shanty Men – our fellow shanty devotees from Devon. Check them out at https://www.exmouthshantymen.com

You can always check out our very own facebook page too, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/313437380555784/

And if you want to learn a few shanties yourself, there is no better place than the Shanty Man’s ‘Bible’ – namely Stan Hugill’s classic “Shanties from the Seven Seas” – available from lots of book sellers, but link to amazon sellers is here.