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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
It's easy to see why "Soon May the Wellerman Come" became TikTok's first viral hit of 2021. This jaunty 19th century earworm, sung so earnestly by a postman with a thick Scottish brogue, is perfect ...
Ende Dezember lud ein junger schottischer Briefträger eine Cover-Version eines alten Seemannslieds auf der Social-Media-Plattform Tiktok hoch – und löste damit einen weltweiten „Wellerman“-Hype aus.
Nathan Evans takes his sea shanty "Wellerman" from Tiktok to the Billboard Global charts. By Eric Frankenberg The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts launched in September and ...
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 ...
Neubulach. "Corona nervt!" Da ist sich das Team der Gemeinschaftsschule (GMS) Neubulach einig, heißt es in einer Pressemeldung der Bildungsstätte. Aber eben auch darin, dass es nichts bringe, sich von ...
Das alte Seemanns-Lied The Wellerman hat Nathan Evans 2021 auf Tiktok über Nacht berühmt gemacht. Der junge Postbote aus Schottland filmt sich selbst, während er den neuseeländischen Shanty-Klassiker ...