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 ...

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, ...

THE Sea Shanty meme have become two of the UK’s biggest trends in 2021. Four guys went on a night out in Birmingham and soon became a viral meme, but the latest twist on the meme sees lads signing a ...

First, there was sea shanty TikTok, bubbling up from the fringes of alt TikTok to cement “Wellerman” on your #ForYou page. Now, the natural heir to the sea shanties is something best described as ...

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 ...