{"id":35739,"date":"2022-07-24T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=35739"},"modified":"2022-07-24T12:56:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:56:13","slug":"who-sings-the-wellerman-on-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sings-the-wellerman-on-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"Who Sings the Wellerman on TikTok?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fcc1bf85c7b\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fcc1bf85c7b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fcc1bf85c7b\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sings-the-wellerman-on-tiktok\/#Who_Sings_the_Wellerman_on_TikTok\" title=\"Who Sings the Wellerman on TikTok?\">Who Sings the Wellerman on TikTok?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sings-the-wellerman-on-tiktok\/#Luke_Taylor\" title=\"Luke Taylor\">Luke Taylor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sings-the-wellerman-on-tiktok\/#Nathan_Evans\" title=\"Nathan Evans\">Nathan Evans<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sings-the-wellerman-on-tiktok\/#Nathan_Wellerman\" title=\"Nathan Wellerman\">Nathan Wellerman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-sings-the-wellerman-on-tiktok\/#SeaShanty_TikTok\" title=\"SeaShanty TikTok\">SeaShanty TikTok<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Sings_the_Wellerman_on_TikTok\"><\/span>Who Sings the Wellerman on TikTok?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" style=\"width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:268px; height:auto; max-width:36%\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/qxWxdEq.jpg\" alt=\"Who sings the Wellerman on TikTok\">  <\/p>\n<p>The British folk band The Longest Johns has released three albums based on traditional sea shanties and shanty-adjacent folk songs. But &#8220;The Wellerman&#8221; is a deep cut, even by their standards, and the band has since released a video explaining its success. We asked the band about the virality of &#8220;The Wellerman,&#8221; and they responded with a flurry of questions about TikTok.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Luke_Taylor\"><\/span>Luke Taylor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The viral success of Nathan Evan and Luke Taylor&#8217;s duet of &#8220;The Wellerman&#8221; on TikTok has caused fans to demand more. In December 2020, Evan posted a video of the song that went viral, sparking a sea shanty craze on the app. Since then, there have been over 16 million views of the videos. The duet has been used in more than 6000 videos by content creators. Since its release, Taylor has received countless comments and requests from the TikTok community.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2021, Taylor posted a sea shanty to TikTok. He performed the song with the same bass line as Nathan Evan&#8217;s cover of the song. This cover caused a sea shanty craze on TikTok, which he performed on American Idol Sunday. The song is also Taylor&#8217;s own composition. It features a deep bass voice that many people can&#8217;t resist humming along to. When Ryan Seacrest heard this, he was surprised to hear the voice was real.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nathan_Evans\"><\/span>Nathan Evans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scottish singer Nathan Evans is gaining a large following after singing the popular song &#8220;The Wellerman&#8221; on TikTok. The song, which originally was popular hundreds of years ago, has become a global sensation. Although Evans has never performed an official gig, he has released cover versions of other songs on his platform. His rendition of the song has gone viral and Evans has since quit his day job as a postman. He is now on track to enter the top 10 in the UK singles chart.<\/p>\n<p>The craze started with his rendition of the traditional sea shanty &#8220;The Wellerman,&#8221; which has now surpassed eight million views. The video has also helped Evans secure a record deal with Polydor Records. The video has already received millions of views, and Evans&#8217; video has even spawned a ShantyTok trend. The craze has spawned a host of other artists.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nathan_Wellerman\"><\/span>Nathan Wellerman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The viral success of Nathan Evans&#8217; rendition of the sea shanty &#8220;The Welderman&#8221; has spawned a new phenomenon: &#8216;ShantyTok&#8217;. Evans, a 26-year-old postman from Sydney, has gotten millions of followers through his videos. Unlike other shantytok songs, &#8220;The Welderman&#8221; is not an original composition, but it does have a definite story behind it. Here&#8217;s the official video for you to watch!<\/p>\n<p>Before becoming famous, Nathan Evans was working as a mail delivery man in Airdrie, Scotland, and was in need of a side job to support his wife. In the meantime, he took to singing on TikTok, posting an a cappella rendition of the traditional sea shanty &#8220;The Wellerman.&#8221; The song, which is a sea shanty about whalers in the mid-1800s, got him so many followers that he was able to sign a record deal.<\/p>\n<p>While many of the video&#8217;s subjects have nothing to do with the actual song, the viral nature of the video has spawned several new trends. For example, &#8220;#sea shanty&#8221; has more than seventy million views. This trend has made Evans quit his day job as a postman and sign with Polydor. His version of &#8220;The Wellerman&#8221; is poised to break the top 10 UK singles chart.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SeaShanty_TikTok\"><\/span>SeaShanty TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have heard of the sea shanty, but you might not have realized that it is going viral on TikTok. These wacky songs about rum, sugar, and a sea life have become very popular on the social media platform. Regardless of how people are interpreting the sea shanty on TikTok, it makes perfect sense, says James Revell Carr, a maritime-song scholar and professor at the University of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Evans&#8217; sea shanty, &#8216;The Wellerman,&#8217; has become an internet sensation. Since posting it on TikTok in late December, Nathan Evans has signed a record deal with Polydor Records. The singer has performed sea shanties on the street and has since become a household name. In addition to signing with the world&#8217;s biggest record label, Nathan Evans has quit his day job to pursue his new career.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"429\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SLiNQhQr4G4\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who Sings the Wellerman on TikTok? The British folk band The Longest Johns has released three albums based on traditional sea shanties and shanty-adjacent folk songs. But &#8220;The Wellerman&#8221; is a deep cut, even by their standards, and the band has since released a video explaining its success. 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