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 ...

#duet with @the.bobbybass SHANTY TIME once again! Adding a lower middle harmony :) @nthnevnss @_luke.the.voice_ @apsloan01 #shantytok #wellerman British folk band The Longest Johns have released three ...

It's easy to see why "Soon May the Wellerman Come" became TikTok's first viral hit of 2021. This jaunty 19th century earworm, sung so earnestly by a postman with a thick Scottish brogue, is perfect ...

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 ...

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, ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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Amid the global media coverage of the pandemic and Donald Trump’s final days as US president, an unexpected music genre went viral on TikTok: traditional sea shanties, spurring what has become known ...

The Wellerman has indeed come for newly minted TikTok star Nathan Evans — or, more appropriately, a record company has come for “The Wellerman.” Evans, whose performance of the traditional work tune ...