For once, I was early to the cultural party. I’ve loved sea shanties since I was a kid and listened to my dad, a former Navy man, singing them. My friends and I sang them on canoe trips and during ...

UNHCR has collaborated with TikTok star Nathan Evans to launch ‘The Reluctant Shanty’ on World Refugee Day (June 20). The campaign aims to raise awareness and tell the story of the ‘reluctant ...

A remarkable COVID-era social media trend birthed a global sea shanty resurgence. Shanties have many definitions, but in this case they are sailing songs of yore. They garnered new appreciation in ...

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, ...

Sea shanties, particularly "The Wellerman," are going viral on TikTok. @nathanevanss/@strong_promises/TikTok People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty ...

Brian O’Donovan is a broadcaster, writer, and presenter, and lives in Cambridge, MA. Born and raised in Clonakilty West Cork in a family of 9, O'Donovan received his BA from University College Cork in ...

Sea shanties have survived for centuries, far beyond the golden age of seafaring. A lot of them have strong ties to New England’s maritime culture, especially the culture built around the whaling ...

People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty TikTok" after a song called "The Wellerman" went viral. A sea shanty expert says the song isn't really a sea shanty because it's not in a call and ...

Isle Ave A Shanty are a 6 piece A Capella male harmony group based on the Isle of Ely. They specialise in traditional songs from the sea and the country in a folk style as well as putting a folk twist ...