“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 ...

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 ...

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The social media sea shanty craze has been one of the more surprising aspects of lockdown life. The original video, by Glasgow postie Nathan Evans, has been viewed over 6m times on TikTok alone, but ...

It’s the newest viral craze for 2021, and has catapulted four Bristol men onto the world’s stage: Sea Shanty TikTok. The latest phenomenon from the video-sharing app has gone mainstream and involves ...

When I woke up last Friday morning, I realized I had several messages. All of them were links to a TikTok video of several guys singing a song, a sea shanty from the 19th century called “Wellerman,” ...

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you'll be aware that sea shanties are the latest global music trend sparked by TikTok. The movement has been gathering pace over ...

Global sensation Nathan Evans gave the first ever live performance of his chart-topping, record breaking sea shanty, ‘Wellerman’ on Monday - aboard a boat on the water? On the eve of The Brits, the ...