You’ve been enjoying sea shanty karaoke videos on our Youtube channel – thanks for checking them out! Lots of you asked if you could release a cover using our backing track… We decided to make it possible. You can now access our music and record your cover on TikTok (Link is for Wellerman, search ‘Shanty …
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This traditional song has its origins in Scottish and Irish people emigrating to America and Canada. Although popular culture has lumped it into the same bucket, Here’s a Health to the Company is not a shanty. – it wasn’t used as a work song. We’d argue it can be considered a sea song (more on …
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Popular even before ShantyTok, Drunken Sailor is probably the most widely known sea shanty. It’s the go-to tune when pirates are mentioned. Children know it from Spongebob. Teens know it from TikTok. And Adults know it from a huge selection of TV shows and movies. Like all shanties, it’s a song used to keep time …
Another ShantyTok favourite popularised by Nathan Evans… Leave Her Johnny is a shanty with a unique purpose – traditionally it would only be sung on one occasion (we’ll explain that shortly). It sometimes goes by the alternate names Time for Us to Leave Her and Leave Her Bullies. There are loads of alternate verses available. …
Haul Away Joe is one of the most popular shanties. It lends itself to improvisation and has been covered by a huge number of folk singers. A popular alternative version is ‘Haul Away for Rosie’. The lyrics of the two versions are often used interchangeably. We’ll dig into the history of the song, break down …
Spanish Ladies is the sailors’ farewell and lament as they leave their Spanish sweethearts behind and head home. The song follows their passage up the English Channel and comments on the key nautical features. It’s an old shanty and is one of the most widely covered in folk music circles. We’re going to look at …
Santiana is a well-known shanty – sometimes known as ‘Plains of Mexico’ due to the line being used repeatedly throughout. But few people actually know what the lyrics mean. We’re going to change that. Get ready to learn all about Santiana. We’ll dig into the history of the song, break down the lyrics, and share …
It seems the humble sea shanty is everywhere these days. It went from being an integral part of ship life to an extremely niche genre. Now, with their recent rise to fame on TikTok, they’re back in the public eye. Some of the old school sea shanty lovers are watching this phenomenon unfold with a …
