Sea shanties, like one sung by TikTok user Nathan Evans, have blown up on Spotify. @nathanevanss/TikTok/Olly Curtis/Future via Getty Images Sea shanties have become a ...

The singer who shot to fame with his sea shanty Wellerman has found a new sound with the help of his band and best friends.

LONDON — With his renditions of centuries-old sea shanties, Nathan Evans has spawned a global craze on the ultra-modern social media platform TikTok. Millions have watched his rendition of "Wellerman" ...

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, ...

From Wellerman to Drunken Sailor, sea shanties are attracting the attention of landlubber TikTokers. "It went wild. I don't really know what happened," says the guy at the center of it all. Erin ...

The frontman is the latest to hop on the newfound TikTok trend of sea shanties, which was kickstarted by Scottish postman Nathan Evans. Putting his own spin on the popular sailor anthem, Heafy ...

Break out your pirate telescope, because sea shanties are the hot trend you didn't see coming. This TikTok fad, which began with Scottish singer Nathan Evans, is beyond catchy and an art form in ...

Just over a week ago, Nathan was a postman in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, recording songs and posting them on Tik Tok. His rendition of traditional folk song The Wellerman was swept up on the rising ...

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 ...