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"Soon May the Wellerman Come", also known as "Wellerman" or "The Wellerman", is a folk song in ballad style [2] first published in New Zealand in the 1970s. The "wellermen" were supply ships owned by the Weller brothers , three merchant traders in the 1800s who were amongst the earliest European settlers of the Otago region of New Zealand.
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.
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During Covid, bandleader George Millar wrote and produced their latest album, "No End In Sight" which features, "The Wellerman" and "Hey Boys Sing Us A Song", which was nominated Canadian Folk Music Awards Single of the Year. The sold-out 2023 tour was one of the most extensive tours of the last decade.
The trend sparked a huge interest in sea shanties (despite Wellerman not actually being a sea shanty) with millions of people discovering The Longest Johns' recording of Wellerman, originally released on their 2018 album Between Wind and Water. [24] The song has been streamed on Spotify over 58 million times (as of 11 March 2023). [25]
"Wellerman" Polydor: 4 February 2021: 4 411 Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan "Let's Go Home Together" Atlantic: 4 March 2021: 1 412 Rag'n'Bone Man "All You Ever Wanted" Best Laid Plans/Columbia: 11 March 2021: 1 re Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted "Wellerman" Polydor: 18 March 2021: 2 413 KSI featuring Yungblud and Polo G "Patience" BMG ...
As part of that effort, in 2020, Larter moved to Idaho with her husband and two children. They still spend plenty of time in California and, particularly now, in Texas.