Naze Shanty Crew
The Naze Shanty Crew was formed in November 2000 as the Royal Marine Shanty
Crew, after the landlord and locals of the Royal Marine public house in
Walton-on-the-Naze were impressed by the “Shantymen Kap Hoorn” who appeared at the Walton Folk Festival in September 2000.
From this beginning they have performed at various festivals and events both in
England and Holland.
In 2006, the landlord and their founding member sold the Royal Marine, and the
new landlord did not want to be associated with them! The three local dance
sides that had used the venue to practice were also surplus to the new landlord’s requirements.
With this change, the name was changed to the Naze Shanty Crew, taking the name
from the famous “Naze” part of Walton-on-the-Naze.
The Naze Shanty Crew is a mixed group of men and women, all from the Tendring
Peninsular in Essex.
The songs are mostly traditional shanties and sea songs, although folk and other
types of song have been known to creep in on occasions.