If you want to get a feel for what our audiences think of us, check you these unsolicited comments from some of them!
London, 2025 (private event) “Thank you so much for absolutely making the party last night – everyone was blown away by the fun of it and nobody could stop talking about it after you left!” – Sophie
“When it started I didn’t know what was happening. I thought someone had put something n my drink. It was as though I was tripping, it was surreal, brilliant”
Guest after (planned) party invasion by BDH at the Corinthian Sailing Club in Hammersmith, 2025
“Staff breaking, infectious, bonkers!” Lynny Meeson, Cockwood Shanty Festival, 2025
Milverton, August 2024 (private event) “We just wanted to write and thank you for a lovely evening yesterday. Batten down the Hatches were so much more than we hoped for. We were hoping that our evening would be full of Shanty singing, but we also enjoyed three showman who entertained the evening with such skill and professionalism“
“These guys are true performers, me and my wife and friend travel hundreds of miles to see them in Mevagissey every year, absolutely brilliant.” Tony Griffiths, Mevagissey Shanty Festival, 2024.
“The word in stonking, or maybe rambunctious, infectious! You WILL sing and clap along and stomp your feet!” Brenda Priedon, 2024
“A phenomenon to behold!! Too many synonyms for AMAZING! Always a laugh too. And audience participation is a must!” Dawn Massey, 2024
“These boys are absolutely brilliant, they are not just sea shanty singers, they are performers. Saw every performance of theirs this weekend, packed out and brought the house down. Thank you for a brilliant weekend!” Tony Griffiths, Mevagissey Shanty Festival 2023
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