What is the most famous sea shanty?
‘Blow the Man Down’ is a well-known halyard shanty, used for hoisting sails and ‘pulling’ activities. It was particularly well used between 1840 and 1870 on packet ships.
What sea shanty is popular on TikTok?
The Wellerman
Scottish postman, @nathanevanss’ life changed overnight when he posted a TikTok video of him singing the famous sea shanty The Wellerman. Viewed over nine million times (and counting), he has brought the wonderful tradition of sea shanties to the TikTok community, sparking the first major trend of 2021 on TikTok!
What nationality are sea shanties?
A sea shanty, chantey, or chanty (/ˈʃæntiː/) is a genre of traditional folk song that was once commonly sung as a work song to accompany rhythmical labor aboard large merchant sailing vessels. They were found mostly on British and other European ships, and some had roots in lore and legend.
Why is TikTok obsessed with sea shanties?
“Shanties are great because they bring loads of people together and anyone can join in, you don’t even need to be able to sing to join in on a sea shanty.” Sam Pope, a TikTok user from Kent, England, said that the focus on “joining in” made the trend especially appealing.
What type of sea shanty is the Wellerman?
sea ballad
“Soon May the Wellerman Come”, also known as “Wellerman” or “The Wellerman”, is a sea ballad from New Zealand from c. 1860–70….Nathan Evans version.
“Wellerman (Sea Shanty)” | |
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Released | January 22, 2021 |
Genre | Folk music, Pop |
Length | 2:35 |
Label | Polydor |
Why is The Wellerman so popular?
“Wellerman,” the first to go viral, is extremely catchy. But perhaps the shanty trend speaks to something deeper. Shanties were sung as a way to get sailors to work together for the common good, even when they were stuck on small ships for years at a time, seeing the same few faces and hauling the same ropes every day.
Are sea shanties Irish or Scottish?
Many shanties had Irish tunes – dance, folk, and march – and not only were the words and phrases of many of the shanties of Irish origin but in some cases it was customary for the shantyman to sing the shanties with an imitative Irish brogue.
Why is the Wellerman so popular?
Why is the Wellerman not a sea shanty?
‘If we’re going on technical terms, ‘Wellerman’ isn’t a sea shanty – it’s a folk song,’ The Longest Johns explain. ‘It wasn’t used on boats as a work song when it was used during the 18th century. It was a maritime song that was used for recreational purposes.
Is Wellerman a true story?
A “Wellerman” was an employee of the Sydney-based Weller Brothers’ shipping company, which from 1833 was the major supplier of provisions – such as the “sugar and tea and rum” of the shanty’s refrain – to whaling stations on New Zealand shores.