The Wellerman has indeed come for newly minted TikTok star Nathan Evans — or, more appropriately, a record company has come for “The Wellerman.” Evans, whose performance of the traditional work tune ...

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 ...

Nathan Evans was working as a mail carrier when he uploaded his cover of an old whaling tune. Now he has a folk-inspired album of his own songs, which he promises people can still “sing in the car.” ...

U.K. folk group The Longest Johns, whose song “Wellerman” kicked off the TikTok shanty trend, have signed global recording and touring deals. By Chris Eggertsen U.K. folk group The Longest Johns, ...

What’s your favorite sea shanty? Perhaps its “The Scotsman.” Maybe you’re more of a “Drunken Sailor” fan. But let’s be honest, it’s probably “The Wellerman.” Just try getting this out of your head: ...

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 ...

My kids have been really into sea shanties lately (my family has eclectic musical tastes.) There are a surprisingly large number of modern shanties on YouTube and TikTok. But one historic song, The ...

I'm over the age of 30, so I feel my bones crumbling to dust every time I try to make sense of the latest TikTok trends. But the latest meme on the Tok (that's what the kids call it, right?) is tailor ...