If you are active on TikTok, or social media in general, you may have noticed a marked increase in rhythmic chanting on your feeds lately. Seems the young kids have adopted a new craze, and it is ...

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 ...

Sea shanties have taken over social media, courtesy of a series of viral TikTok videos. "Shanty Tok" isn't a new phenomenon, but a viral video of Scottish singer Nathan Evans singing the song "The ...

There have definitely been some interesting TikTok trends that have happened in the last year. They usually have more to do with trendy new dance moves or viral songs, but this time TikTok has revived ...

Spotify data reinforces the idea that the sea shanty is one of 2021's first breakout musical styles, revealing massive increases in streaming of tracks like "Wellerman," as performed by The Longest ...

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: ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: Peter Kasin poses for a photograph on the three-masted cargo ship the Balclutha, built in 1886, at Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 25 ...

Argh, the latest trend in pandemic distraction may be - shiver me timbers - sea shanties. (SOUNDBITE OF VIDEO) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Singing) There once was a ship that put to sea, and the name of ...