But first…
What is SHANTY.CLUB?
Ahoy, me hearties!
From 2018 ’til 2021, we were known far and wide as the “Sydney Shanty Club.” But when the beloved Spawn Point Bar shuttered its doors, we found ourselves adrift, a wayward sloop without a port to call home.
We sang at weddings, events, and other shanty clubs ’round Australia, with our panel at PAX Aus each year bein’ the only consistent promise of song. We had to face the truth: Sydney was no longer our harbor.
And so, inspired by a domain name that ol’ Joel had drunkenly registered back in 2019, we took the side of our hull with a big ol’ fishhook and carved away one of the words, becoming the proud custodians of shanty.club.
This be a website dedicated to the magic of sea shanties – from findin’ the lyrics to yer favorite tunes to helpin’ ye start yer own shanty club.
With our charts referenced and our sails unfurled, we now be a pop-up shanty club, sailin’ across Australia. If this be ticklin’ yer fancy, follow us on our socials and join the voyage.
$36,000+
Dollars RAISED
for charity
7+
Years
of singing shanties
2+
DRINKS
IS WHAT THEY PREFER
100+
SONGS
they claim to know
Meet the Crew
Our BOSUNS
Joel Rennie
Bouyfriend Joel
IAIN PATERSON
Barnuncle Iain
Join The Club
Upcoming SHANTY.CLUB EVENTS
October 2025
Sea Shanties you say? Yahaarghh!
Belt out some ballads and join in on some high seas hijinks as a much maligned band of miscreants attempt the unthinkable, a drink in every port on the Sea of Thieves.
1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006 (at PAX Aus 2025?)
05 December 2024 / Doors open at 18:00
Shanty.Club – Joel’s Birthday Edition
That’s right, ol’ Joel is one year closer to death and if that isn’t cause for celebration, I don’t know what is. Since 2018 it’s become a tradition.
Secret Location, Sydney, NSW 2000
04 January 2025 / Doors open at 18:00
THE PYRATE NEW YEAR
There’s one night every year that strikes fear into the hearts of even the most stoic a sailor… That night has come.
TBD, Sydney, NSW 2000
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PhotoGRAPHIC MEMORIES
Testimonials
What People Say About Us
In these perilous waters, where dread once ruled, there now echoes a dark symphony. The Shanty Club’s eerie ballads turn hardened pirates into ghostly minstrels, their songs a siren’s call that chills the soul. Beware their melodies, for they enchant the seas and ensnare the unwary in a spell of darkness.
Captain Henri du Bois
La Marine Royale
The sea’s whispers have turned ominous with the Shanty Club’s ghostly chants. Pirates, once fearsome foes, now sing eerie ballads that haunt the waves. Their melodies ensnare the unwary and cast a shadow over our waters. Beware these songs, for they lure souls into darkness.
Jon Fisher
Coastal Fisherman