A seven-year-old has become an online sensation for recording her own version of The Wellerman – and sings about being able to play again when Covid is gone. Frankie-Rose Black wrote her own version ...
A seven-year-old has become an online sensation for recording her own version of The Wellerman - and sings about being able to play again when Covid is gone. Frankie-Rose Black wrote her own version ...
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.” ...
To preface this yarn I would like to warn those unfamiliar with The Wellerman that you’re about to be consumed by the wonders of the sea shanty. You may scoff at this – I did, and then I dived ...
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 ...
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, ...
A group of "hairy, middle-aged men" from Western Australia's south coast have been recognised as part of the inspiration for the global sea shanty craze. A Scottish version of The Wellerman has peaked ...
At the start of 2021, Scottish postman Nathan Evans uploaded his cover version of the 19th century sea shanty Wellerman to TikTok. Little did the 26-year-old know that within a few weeks he would have ...
Nathan Evans’ rendition of the Wellerman sea shanty has proven to be a huge success in recent months as the track stormed up the charts. And it wasn’t long before Queen guitarist Brian May was ...
Nathan Evans takes his sea shanty "Wellerman" from Tiktok to the Billboard Global charts. By Eric Frankenberg The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts launched in September and ...
A seven-year-old has become an online sensation for recording her own version of The Wellerman – and sings about being able to play again when Covid is gone. Frankie-Rose Black wrote her own version ...