Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea shanties, like one sung by TikTok user Nathan Evans, have blown up on Spotify. @nathanevanss ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea shanties, particularly "The Wellerman," are going viral on TikTok. @nathanevanss/@strong ...

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 ...

“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 ...

In keeping with the song's unlikely success across the world - boosed by an even more unexpected dance-friendly remix for radio - the clip sees Nathan and producer/DJs 220 Kid and Billen Ted against a ...

The Wellerman has indeed come for newly minted TikTok star Nathan Evans — or, more appropriately, a record company has come for “The Wellerman.” Evans, whose performance of the traditional work tune ...

Wellerman’s journey to chart success continues as a dance remix of the sea shanty sails straight to Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart. The newly released version of the track by Nathan Evans, ...

After taking TikTok by storm with sea shanty Wellerman, Scottish postman Nathan Evans quit his job to pursue a music career. Not only has the Wellerman track shot up the UK charts to No 2, but the ...