Join us for a Sunday of fun with the Colliers Wood Shanty Singers in London
- alba mcvicar
- Mar 31, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 2, 2025
The Colliers Wood Shanty Singers are a diverse group of sea shanty lovers, led by George Tudor-Hart. They regularly delight the London public with energetic and fun family-friendly sea shanty singing, accompanied by dancing, a fiddle and an accordion. Spreading joy and camaraderie is at the heart of what they do, so they always encourage their audience to join in during the choruses, no matter how experienced they may be with shanty singing. The group also encourages people to dress up for their events, with the occasional prize going to the finest-looking sailors.
Colliers Wood Shanty Singers meet up every third Friday of the month to perform at the Tea House Theatre, on Vauxhall Walk in London, from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM. They also put on the very popular Riverside Pub Sea Shanty Sing-Along at the William Morris Pub in Merton Abbey Mills, on the first Thursday of every month from 8:00 PM. These experiences are guaranteed to leave a big smile on your face, regardless of your age, and will definitely leave you wanting more.
And people cannot seem to get enough of them! Their February show aboard The Golden Hinde ship -a historical galleon captained by Sir Francis Drake between 1577 and 1580 while circumnavigating the world- was incredibly popular, with tickets selling out almost immediately. The group will be returning to the Hinde on April 17th, although tickets have sold out once again. If you did not manage to get any, you need not worry! They have recently announced another show in June, so keep an eye on our page for more details to come!
They have recently announced a new lunchtime show, which will take place at the Jamboree near King’s Cross Station, on Sunday the 13th of April at 12:30 PM, with tickets priced at just £10. The Jamboree is a quirky grass-roots live music venue dedicated to world music where you can regularly see Old Style Jazz, Americana, Cajun, Celtic, Mediterranean, Eastern European Folk, Cabaret & Art performances and music while enjoying reasonable prices for food and drink. It also occasionally hosts some of England’s most talented musicians, like the Ewan Bleach Orchestra.
The Colliers Wood Shanty Singers will fit right in among the eccentric décor and musical paraphernalia that adorns the walls, and they will raise the roof with their charming performances and lively melodies. They will be performing two sets of ten songs each, which will amount to just around two hours of shanty singing and beer-slinging, and encouraging the audience to sing along with chorus sheets and table captains, who will lead their tables’ chanting during the choruses. There will be free drinks given out to the four best-dressed sailors and to the four best shanty chorus singers, so make sure to look the part and give it your all!
Folk and Honey are exclusively giving away five free tickets to this event! All you have to do is head over to our Facebook page, comment “Aye, aye, captain!” on our giveaway post and tag a friend who you’d like to bring with you. We will choose up to five winners at random, so keep an eye on your DMs to claim your prize. Also, make sure to keep an eye on our social media for future exclusive giveaways. Good luck!
You may find more tickets here. You can also join their group, or sign up here to connect with other sea shanty lovers and meet up at their events.
Check out this video of their 2024 performance at the Jamboree from their Youtube channel!
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