For Evans, the song was just one of several playful sea shanties and folk songs he’d posted, this one filmed in a room in a relative’s house where he and his wife are currently living. But “Wellerman” soared into the stratosphere, with people around the world adding their own harmonies and reposting the track. His own version has amassed over 8 million views and helped kick off an extremely left-field sea-shanty moment in the culture.
Where did you grow up and what music did you hear as a kid? You posted covers of Dylan and Paul Simon songs early on. “I hadn’t really heard [‘Wellerman’]… I went to Spotify and found a couple of versions there, like by the Albany Shantymen. I learned it in three or four days.”No, I hadn’t really heard it. I had heard the other folk songs. This one just came from a comment. So I went to Spotify and looked up “Wellerman” and found a couple of versions there, like by the Albany Shantymen. I learned it in three or four days. I recorded myself singing and then put all the files on my computer and did the harmonies.
Brilliant - I really enjoyed NathanEvans version of the 'Wellerman' sea shanty and also the version by StormSeekerBand ~ seashanty shanty
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