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 ...

The man who put centuries-old folk songs into the social-media spotlight is now sailing into stardom with a record deal and a new single — based on the sea shanty that ushered in the most ...

Nathan Evans, 26, posted a video on TikTok of himself singing a centuries-old song of a sea shanty. Three weeks later, the clip has more than 7 million views. Evans says he has now quit his job as a ...

SEATTLE — It started with a Scottish postman recording a sea shanty on TikTok called The Wellerman. As TikTok-ers started recording their own versions, the song took off. Kermit the Frog joined a ...

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 ...

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 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 ...