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, ...

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 ...

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 postman behind the viral sea shanty trend on TikTok has quit his day job to pursue a career in music. Nathan Evans, 26, from Airdrie, Scotland, has been singing sea shanties on the video-sharing ...

Like all of you, I’ve been stuck in my own home a lot for the last two years. Unlike many of you, though, at no point during that time did I make my own bread. Nor did I learn any Tik Tok dances or ...

What exactly is a sea shanty? Any devoted TikTok viewer can imagine my confusion when I received a message from a friend asking me such a question. I have always loved a good shanty, but I have been ...

PORTLAND, Maine — There once was a tune that tickled the Internet's fancy/When TikTok revived the humble sea shanty/The views came fast, the fad could last/Go, read about it go: People are stuck at ...

Sea shanties fueled the spirits of sailors and boat workers for hundreds of years. Now, they're a social media sensation. The songs were work-oriented, helping sailors coordinate tasks that required ...