Sea shanties, particularly "The Wellerman," are going viral on TikTok. @nathanevanss/@strong_promises/TikTok People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sea shanties have survived for centuries, far beyond the golden age of seafaring. A lot of them have strong ties to New England’s maritime culture, especially the culture built around the whaling ...

Nathan Evans was working as a mail carrier when he uploaded his cover of an old whaling tune. Now he has a folk-inspired album of his own songs, which he promises people can still “sing in the car.” ...

There has already been one TikTok sensation who auditioned for American Idol in Kenedi Anderson. Anderson blew away Katy Perry with her singing and picked up a platinum ticket to Hollywood. A second ...

Nathan Evans, 26, posted a video on TikTok of himself singing a centuries-old song of a sea shanty. Three weeks later, the clip has more than 7 million views. Evans says he has now quit his job as a ...

The sounds of sailing headed to Hemyock thanks to an evening of sea shanty songs with the Barnacle Bouys. Around 100 people attended St Mary’s Church to enjoy a free evening with the group of five ...

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 ...