Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea shanties, particularly "The Wellerman," are going viral on TikTok.@nathanevanss/@strong ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trivium's Matt Heafy is the latest to weigh in on the sea shanty craze, taking the viral breakout song "Wellerman" and giving it the metal makeover it needs. "Wellerman" has risen to fame thanks to ...

Nathan Evans takes his sea shanty "Wellerman" from Tiktok to the Billboard Global charts. By Eric Frankenberg The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts launched in September and ...

“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 ...

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.” ...

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 ...