About

On the first weekend of every month, the resident sea shanty groups Swinging the Lead and The HogEye Men transform the famous tea clipper's 'Tween Deck with the harmonies of sea shanties, traditional working songs. 

Included with your ticket to Cutty Sark, come along to hear this enduring maritime tradition brought to life!

Programme:
3rd May                 The HogEye Me
4th May                 Swinging the Lead
7th June                The HogEye Me
8th June                Swinging the Lead
7th September     The HogEye Men
8th September     Swinging the Lead
5th October          The HogEye Men
6th October          Swinging the Lead
2nd November     The HogEye Men
3rd November      Swinging the Lead
7th December      The HogEye Men
8th December      Swinging the Lead

* Suitable for all ages and abilities.

The HogEye Men 
With almost 20 years of experience as a group singing shanties and maritime songs to audiences around the country, including a monthly residency on Cutty Sark since 2019, The HogEye Men are respected as London's primary exponents of these unaccompanied working songs from a past age. The group blends strong voices and subtle harmonies to give audiences a taste of the true nature of the traditional shanty form, while also offering them a selection of more up-to-date tales of the sea.

Swinging the Lead
Swinging the Lead have been Cutty Sark's resident sea shanty singers since 2011. All have sea-going experience, including sailing on tall ships and a keen interest in the sea and maritime matters.