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 ...

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, ...

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Within weeks the former postman was signed to a record deal and his first single - a 220 KID and Billen Ted remix of his Wellerman track - reached number one in The Official Big Top 40. And now, ...

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 ...

Fans say Wellerman singer Nathan Evans' new song is like Pink or Ed Sheeran banger as he responds to troll who wants him publicly executed. The Sea Shanty hitmaker who also released the catchy Told ...

At the start of 2021, Scottish postman Nathan Evans uploaded his cover version of the 19th century sea shanty Wellerman to TikTok. Little did the 26-year-old know that within a few weeks he would have ...

In a world of political turmoil every commentator wants to get their original take on the day’s news. But we’ve found a family in Kent who have absolutely nailed ...