What the heck is a sea shanty, and why do we care ... like tea and rum, as the lyrics go. The song was written around 1860, when catching whales for their fat, meat, baleen plates and skin ...

Nathan Evans is a Scottish singer who rose to fame in 2020 with his viral performance of the sea shanty “Wellerman.” He has since achieved significant success, including a number-one hit in ...

Join expert musicians and vocal soloists as they explore music of the sea with capstan shanties, halyard shanties, laments, forecastle songs, and short haul shanties: hear the rich music that ...