LONDON — With his renditions of centuries-old sea shanties, Nathan Evans has spawned a global craze on the ultra-modern social media platform TikTok. Millions have watched his rendition of "Wellerman" ...

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, ...

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 ...

Hauling sail into 2021 like “soon may the Wellerman come …” By Rebecca Renner In the final week of 2020, Nathan Evans, a 26-year-old Scottish postman and aspiring musician, shared a video of himself ...

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, ...

TikTok’s unique ability to plumb the depths of obscure genres and hoist them to the forefront of popular culture has landed another viral sensation: the sea shanty. Nathan Evans, a singer from ...

Amid the global media coverage of the pandemic and Donald Trump’s final days as US president, an unexpected music genre went viral on TikTok: traditional sea shanties, spurring what has become known ...

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 ...