They've been described as "rollicking" and they've just returned from playing in one of the biggest festivals in the world for this genre of music.
Vorn Colgan and Lake McKenna are the Wellington Sea Shanty Society and they visited Radio New Zealand's studio in the capital today.
Listen to the full studio session with the Wellington Sea Shanty Society
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Vorn Colgan and Lake McKenna. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson
Vorn Colgan (L) and Lake McKenna. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson