‘The Wellerman’ has been on quite the voyage since its birth in the 19th century. Once sung by New Zealand sea shanty crews, the now-viral whaling song became the official TikTok earworm after postman ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Sea shanties have taken over social media, courtesy of a series of viral TikTok videos. "Shanty Tok" isn't a new phenomenon, but a viral video of Scottish singer Nathan Evans singing the song "The ...

Spotify data reinforces the idea that the sea shanty is one of 2021's first breakout musical styles, revealing massive increases in streaming of tracks like "Wellerman," as performed by The Longest ...

TikTok’s unique ability to plumb the depths of obscure genres and hoist them to the forefront of popular culture has landed another viral sensation: the sea shanty. Nathan Evans, a singer from ...

Wellerman has made the former postman a global star, interviewed on Tv from America to Australia and his debut single shot straight to the top of the UK charts last month. Numerous famous faces have ...