Though musicologists will tell you it's technically a ballad, "Wellerman" fits our concept of a sea shanty as snugly as a cable-knit sweater. And shanties are perfect music for pandemic times.

By Isabella Kwai Nathan Evans had no idea when he uploaded a cover of “The Wellerman,” a whaling song with a shanty beat, that it would help touch off, well, a sea shanty tidal wave.

Nathan Evans is a Scottish singer who rose to fame in 2020 with his viral performance of the sea shanty “Wellerman.” He has since achieved significant success, including a number-one hit in ...

Sea shanty TikTok star Nathan Evans has released his debut single Wellerman. The former postman, from Airdrie, was signed to record label Polydor after videos of him singing sea shanties were ...

The band, who became famous for their viral video of 'Wellerman', a 150 year-old sea shanty, during the "Shanty Tok" craze of 2021, will headline the Bristol Harbour Festival. The festival ...