Sea shanties are having a moment right now. Thanks to TikTok’s duet feature, a rendition of “Soon May the Wellerman Come" took the internet by storm. It’s a catchy tune, which helped it go viral, but ...

Sea shanties have taken over social media, courtesy of a series of viral TikTok videos. "Shanty Tok" isn't a new phenomenon, but a viral video of Scottish singer Nathan Evans singing the song "The ...

People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty TikTok" after a song called "The Wellerman" went viral. A sea shanty expert says the song isn't really a sea shanty because it's not in a call and ...

Sea shanties are mainstream now. Just a few weeks after TikTok creator Nathan Evans helped kickstart the impeccably random sea shanty trend with his viral rendition of New Zealand standard “Wellerman” ...

“Soon may the wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum one day, when the tonguing is done we’ll take our leave and go” is a refrain many folks are familiar with thanks to the viral popularity ...

The man who put centuries-old folk songs into the social-media spotlight is now sailing into stardom with a record deal and a new single — based on the sea shanty that ushered in the most ...

In addition to its usual dance trends and viral songs, TikTok has now resurrected the centuries-old tradition of sea shanties. The Encyclopedia Brittanica defines a sea shanty as a “sailors’ work song ...

From Wellerman to Drunken Sailor, sea shanties are attracting the attention of landlubber TikTokers. "It went wild. I don't really know what happened," says the guy at the center of it all. Erin ...

If you’re on TikTok, the go-to app for Gen Z and millennials, you probably spent early January humming catchy nautical tunes while washing never-ending dishes or doomscrolling while you wait for pizza ...