Sea shanty:

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Sea shanty: Can viral success make a music career?

"I was a postman on Friday. Now I have just signed to the biggest record label in... the world".

In the space of just a few weeks, Scottish postie Nathan Evans has quit his Royal Mail job and signed to Polydor records after storming TikTok with centuries-old sailor songs known as sea shanties.

His rendition of The Wellerman sparked a worldwide trend - dubbed ShantyTok - and millions of views, as users rushed to create their own.

Friday marks the track's official release and means the 26-year-old joins a host of viral internet sensations who've unwittingly found unexpected music success.

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Seems to be a sea shanty revival:

Of all the viral trends to launch 2021, sea shanties seemed the most far-fetched. But here they are, in viral TikTok videos, on BBC Radio, and now, thanks to the Bristol-based group The Longest Johns, in the Official Charts.

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Adding out of interest.

The Music Theory of Tik Tok Sea Shanties.

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