I have had "The Wellerman" stuck in my head for weeks. It's catchy, and driving!
On walks, "Ohhh We'll take our leave and go", Making tea "We'll take our tea and gooo", waiting in line to buy groceries "Sugar, and tea, and rum..."
Have you wondered why shanties seem to be everywhere?
For the podcast, Grammar Girl, Samantha Enslen writes, "Blame it on TikTok, the social platform that lets users share short videos, often of themselves singing or dancing.
It seems that one user, a Scottish postman named Nathan Evans, posted a video of himself singing “The Wellerman,” a traditional sea shanty. There’s nothing fancy about the video. It’s Evans, shot in black and white, sitting in a chair, singing. Yet the mysterious force that causes some videos to go viral came over this one."
WHY IS IT CALLED A SEA ‘SHANTY’?
"Shanty" may come from "chanter," a French word that means "to sing," but British sailors balked at the idea that their word came from the hated French, and they had their own ideas about the origin.
This is a video collaboration, done with musicians all over the world through TikTok.
"Why is it, that Sea Shanties are so popular at the moment?
They are about working hard and living in confined spaces with very limited social interactions and are supposed to give hope and strength in this situation that just feels like a never-ending... oh."
Above all, music is a way to feel a part of something. Catchy, and easy to learn, these shanties are a great way to start.
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What about you? Do you have a theory as to why this ancient style is popular again? Have you recorded any? We would love to hear if you have.
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