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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — It started with a Scottish postman recording a sea shanty on TikTok called The Wellerman. As TikTok-ers started recording their own versions, the song took off. Kermit the Frog joined a ...

A remarkable COVID-era social media trend birthed a global sea shanty resurgence. Shanties have many definitions, but in this case they are sailing songs of yore. They garnered new appreciation in ...

More than ten months stuck at home is enough to give anyone wanderlust. On TikTok, the urge to be out in the wilds is manifesting in an unexpected way: a viral obsession with sea shanties. Written to ...