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, ...

Former postman, Nathan Evans, started singing sea shanties on TikTok in July 2020, but it wasn’t until December that he went viral with ‘The Wellerman’. Evans, from Airdrie, Scotland, has now amassed ...

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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 ...

Sea shanty singer Nathan Evans has shared a powerful voice note he sent himself in his “lowest” moment. The star, who shot to fame after his Wellerman hit went viral on TikTok, is opening up on his ...

London (AP) — The long forgotten sea shanty has been enjoying a renaissance on social media and is now moving into popular music with two U.K. artists landing record deals, following their online ...

On Christmas, Nathan Evans was a struggling 26-year-old musician who delivered mail by day in Airdrie, Scotland, a small town outside Glasgow. He needed a job that would allow him time to practice and ...