It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and by doing so one risks discounting the beauty of the simplest answer: They just do. Nothing makes sense. Roll with it. Or at least, ...

LONDON — With his renditions of centuries-old sea shanties, Nathan Evans has spawned a global craze on the ultra-modern social media platform TikTok. Millions have watched his rendition of "Wellerman" ...

There were some unusual cultural shifts out of the global COVID-19 pandemic, among them was a spike in popularity of sea shanties. The Albany Shantymen's version of The Wellerman has passed one ...

Long ago, when most of the world was outside of their homes, working, growing, building, hunting, and living off the land (and not on social media machines), the work song was as important as any bit ...

‘The Wellerman’ has been on quite the voyage since its birth in the 19th century. Once sung by New Zealand sea shanty crews, the now-viral whaling song became the official TikTok earworm after postman ...