Sea shanties fueled the spirits of sailors and boat workers for hundreds of years. Now, they're a social media sensation. The songs were work-oriented, helping sailors coordinate tasks that required ...

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 ...

Watch Scottish musician Nathan Evans' interview with "Good Morning America" in the media player below. Nathan Evans, the TikTok star who launched "The Wellerman" phenomenon, talks about his surprise ...

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 ...

Trivium's Matt Heafy is the latest to weigh in on the sea shanty craze, taking the viral breakout song "Wellerman" and giving it the metal makeover it needs. "Wellerman" has risen to fame thanks to ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Nathan Evans, the TikTok star who launched "The Wellerman" phenomenon, talks about his surprise success on "Good Morning America." It's folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and ...