The "Wellerman" shanty is thought to have originated in New Zealand and has no known author, as it describes a crew at sea wrestling with a whale.

An obscure 19th-century sea shanty called 'The Wellerman' is going viral on TikTok, kickstarted by an English folk band, The Longest Johns.

Nathan Evans, postal worker and TikTok star who spawned a global craze with his rendition of the "Wellerman" sea shanty, has signed a major record deal.

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.

"The Wellerman," a 19th Century whaling song, rose up the Spotify charts after Scottish musician Nathan Evans made his version of the song viral on TikTok.

According to Spotify data, sea shanty streaming has seen massive increases on Spotify after the musical genre became a social media favorite.

BRAIN MAY performed the Wellerman sea shanty with Nathan Evans this weekend and has shared a behind the scenes video while admitting he hopes for a more serious team-up in the future.

New York-based Jewish all-male acapella singing group Six13 sang a Passover-themed cover of Wellerman to celebrate the holidays this year. The song was made famous by Scottish singer Nathan Evans ...

WELLERMAN sea shanty singer Nathan Evans has announced a 2021 tour of the UK and Ireland. Here's all the dates and tickets information.

When talking about the maritime song “Wellerman” — all three men were quick to clarify it is not a shanty — Ingmundson said he thinks maritime songs and shanties have become popular during ...

People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty TikTok" after a song called "The Wellerman" went viral.