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, ...

There has already been one TikTok sensation who auditioned for American Idol in Kenedi Anderson. Anderson blew away Katy Perry with her singing and picked up a platinum ticket to Hollywood. A second ...

Bon voyage, Peorians: Two bands known for a cappella stylings and English folk songs are bringing their collaborative tour to the Peoria Civic Center this fall. Home Free, formed in 2001 in Minnesota, ...

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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 ...

Within weeks the former postman was signed to a record deal and his first single - a 220 KID and Billen Ted remix of his Wellerman track - reached number one in The Official Big Top 40. And now, ...

During the cold winter of 2021, we had the humble sea shanty to keep us warm. TikTok saw a surge of creators recording renditions of sea shanties, making the tradition that dates back to the 1800s ...

Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 Updated Mar 7, 2021 0 The latest social media craze involves an ancient song tradition. TikTokers have discovered the sea shanty. Eli Glasner looks at why it's captivated an ...

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 ...

Go, read about it go: People are stuck at home, toiling away, getting bored, going stir crazy. Cooped-up sailors who felt the same way on long ocean journeys broke up the tedium with work songs called ...

Home Free and The Longest Johns, known for a cappella country stylings and TikTok-viral sea shanties, will perform at the Peoria Civic Center's Prairie Home Alliance Theater Oct. 1. The Longest Johns ...