Selsey Shantymen, The

The Selsey Shantymen sing shanties and songs of the sea in and around Selsey, West Sussex. Raising funds for local charities and having fun

The group was brought together in 2018 by Selsey local John Bradley (Sloop), without whom the rousing sounds of sea shanties would not be heard in Selsey. Although not actively singing with the group now, John remains our honorary vice president.

Selsey is a community on the South Coast of West Sussex with strong seafaring links going back many generations; in fact it is mentioned twice a day in ‘The Shipping Forecast’ on BBC Radio 4.

As a group we have strong links to the Selsey Lifeboat Station, as we perform on the station apron throughout the summer months, raising much needed funds for the RNLI.

2024 – What a year we’re having!

We recently returned from our second trip to Oostende at Anchor; a major maritime festival in Belgium where over 200,000 people visited the event. We sang at two venues each day of the festival, and there may have been some more songs sung over a beer or two as well.

Once again this year we are raising funds for Selsey RNLI and Selsey First Responders, along with St Wilfrid’s Hospice, The Mayor of Chichester’s Charities and probably a couple of special cases along the way.

Our first album is available on CD and as a download from all major streaming services: search for ‘Selsey Shantymen’. CDs will be available to purchase for £10 at all of our live gigs this year.