Southampton Salty Sea Dogs

17/06/2026

While we weren’t performing at the Falmouth International Shanty Festival here are a few Salties who attended the festival enjoying a sing around after in The Moth and Moon with Gideon Barrett of Barrett’s Privateers and some of The 85ers and the Severn Whalers plus Ceri Stafford Shantyman.

’s Privateers 85ers Whalers Stafford Shantyman International Shanty Festival

12/06/2026

So hello Wickham Music Festival - we can’t wait for our debut!

Thank you!

01/06/2026

Well we had a rollicking great time down Pirates in the Port in (mainly) sunny Newport. 4 sets delivered (would have been 5 but thanks Arsenal!), listened to some great shanty crews and some excellent single and duet shanty men and women.

Big shout out to Bois Y Bryn who arranged the 2 days - da iawn fi fechgyn

30/05/2026

Great start to

27/05/2026

So counting down the days until we head over the border to South Wales to have good old pirate fun….with a few shanties…

We are singing 5 sets over the 2 days and will spend the rest of the time singing along with the many excellent shanty crews…

Pirates in the Port

25/05/2026

AHOY ME HEARTIES! Southampton Salty Sea Dogs had a great time performing some classic sea shanties on the Fiesta Media Stage @ The Big Eat Hampshire Street Food Festival at Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton, as part of the May Bank Holiday weekend food festival, supporting our charity Hamble Lifeboat. Thanks to the staff at the Fiesta FM, 106.3 Mhz stage and to Hamble Lifeboat, for letting us busk in front of their stall and to everyone including Captain Jack Sparrow who came along and supported the festival and sang some classic shanties with us. Photographs by Michelpaulphotography. Enjoy. 😀

22/05/2026

We can’t wait for our first opportunity to sing a shanty or two in South Wales!

Pirates in the Port

A real feast awaits you at the Corn Exchange next weekend!

After you’ve bought your festival Tshirt and programme, got the kids their free pirate colouring set, and settled down with a cool drink, you can enjoy music from Wales - ByB, Beaufort Scale, Press Gangers, Lyceum Club; from the South West - Wrecked Again, Markdon Wonky Donkeys, Odds n Sods; South England - Lower Deckers, GRVIII, Salty Sea Dogs, Short Drag Roger; from London - New River Shanty; from Bristol area - Steepholmers and 85ers. And….you get the final BIG SING.

What more could you ask for?

17 other venues do I hear you say?

Stand by over the next 10 days to hear more!

17/05/2026

We 'had a crackin' time' meeting up with Gosport Nancy Tales from the Sea Shanty Festival on Saturday. The weather was fair to middlin' but the shanties and fun was red hot!