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

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 ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Sea shanties will be given a new lease on life on Thursday, as a group of musicians begin a practice of monthly gatherings intended to keep the tradition going. The inaugural Sea ...

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 ...

PORT TOWNSEND — In January 2012, a loose coalition of sea chantey enthusiasts decided to meet each month to sing songs of the sea. A year later, the group has developed into a monthly gathering that ...

There is a large and loyal following of sea shanty enthusiasts in the depths of TikTok. One of the top trendsetters in so-called "ShantyTok" is a deep-voiced Delaware County teenager. MORE CULTURE New ...

You might not have heard the phrase 'sea shanty' before, but it's likely you'll have sung one in school, or you might have even seen people singing them on social media. They've become a massive hit ...

The sea shanty is having a moment. The old-timey form of maritime music, which experienced its original heyday back in the mid-1800s aboard sailings vessels and fishing boats as well as at shipyards ...

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 ...