Before the 1830’s there is little evidence of shanties being sung at sea by European or American sailors. There are no shanties collected...

The Grade 2 Listed Cullercoats Watch House was built in 1879 for the use of the Cullercoats Volunteer Life Brigade which had been formed...

The past year has seen a huge renewed interest in sea songs worldwide, largely due to a traditional New Zealand forebitter 'Wellerman'...