You've seen the movies with Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck and Johnny Depp, but what was it REALLY like to be a pirate or sailor on a tall ship, and what is all that great music that they sang? Sea chanteys are the traditional music of the oceans, sung by sailors in the days of the great tall ships. Before the advent of electrical, diesel or steam-powered machinery, the work on board ship was done by hand; all hands would haul or heave together. Chanteys were sung to keep rhythm, and in the days before radio and television, chanteys were also a way for sailors to entertain themselves off-watch.

Beneath their spray-roughened skin and weather-beaten faces were some very creative minds! The songs tell stories of life at sea, recounting tales of adventure, thoughts of home and loved ones and sailors’ gripes about their jobs, in a lively and sometimes hilarious manner.

Whatever your age (unless you're a total slacker), Scuttlebutt Stu and Blood Red Robin will get you singing along!