Beat the Winter Blues with ShantyTok

Sea shantys are making a comeback on TikTok and we are here for it.

What’s a sea shanty? It’s a chant that sailors would sing on board big ships sailing the ocean wide 200 or more years ago. If you ever visited a pub out east, you know you’ve heard one or two before!

So if you find the kids in your life are all of a sudden singing old sailing songs around the house…it’s because of the latest trend on TikTok!

It all started with this one:

The comeback we never knew we needed, welcome to 2021 sea shanties. @NathanEvanss #ItStartsOnTikTok #seashanty #wellerman pic.twitter.com/FjLzSuMpAa

— TikTok UK (@tiktok_uk) January 15, 2021

People took notice and started making their own collaborations from all over the world. And ShantyTok became a thing.

It caught the notice of the one and only Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea.

What a time to be alive. I wrote the chorus of this song in the back of a van on the Robin Hood set. As shanties should, all hands are sharing it and adding to it all over place. Loves it. Row Me Bully Boys Row. https://t.co/FMmZQYL07N

— Alan Doyle (@alanthomasdoyle) January 15, 2021

It’s even made it’s way onto Jimmy Fallon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwUhqfV-FKQ

We can’t think of a better way to beat the winter blues than belting out a good ol’ sea shanty!