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The version of the song recorded by British folk group the Longest Johns (under the name "Wellerman") features as the third track on the group's second studio album, Between Wind and Water (2018). A remix of the song was released on January 12, 2021. [16] [12] [19]
The Longest Johns found a surge in fame after a sea shanty video went viral on TikTok. The trend started back in August 2019 when The Longest Johns released a YouTube video of them singing the song "Wellerman" as the first episode of their Sea of Thieves series, Open Crewsing. This video was shared around on many online platforms including ...
Wellerman" is a ballad (often erroneously referred to as a sea shanty) that refers to the wellermen, the supply ships owned by the trading company set up by the Weller Brothers. [7] The song was originally collected around 1966 by the New Zealand-based music teacher and folk song compiler, Neil Colquhoun.
On 22 January 2021, Scottish musician Nathan Evans released his version of the sea shanty "Soon May the Wellerman Come" with his version being similar to that of British folk group The Longest Johns. [79] [80] At the same time a remix was commissioned by Evans' record company Polydor, with the remixers being 220 Kid and Billen Ted.
As it is a folk song, it has been performed and recorded by several singers and bands including The Dreadnoughts, David Coffin, Kimber's Men, Todd Rundgren, Don Sineti, Stan Rogers, The Longest Johns, and Jon Boden.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.
In April 2021, British folk band The Longest Johns released a cover of “Santiano”, performed in collaboration with French neofolk band SKÁLD. This version is sung in both French and English. In 2022, the German band Santiano released an English version of their 2012 cover, featuring singer and songwriter Nathan Evans. The six singers ...
Following his victory and death at the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson's body was preserved in a cask of brandy or rum for transport back to England. Though when news of Nelson's death and return to British soil reached the general public, people either 1. argued rum would've been the better alternative or 2. wrongly assumed the body was preserved in rum to begin with.