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Bristol's international sea shanty sensations have launched their fifth studio album

Sea shanties are traditional work songs that were sung by sailors and maritime workers while they performed various tasks on ships. These songs often had a call-and-response format, with one person leading the singing and the others joining in on the chorus. Although sea shanties originated as a practical way to coordinate work on ships,

The Ainu maestro curates a collection that gives his people’s endangered ancient sound a modern lease of life – with dub, harmony and dazzling percussion

"Postcards from Ireland" represents the sentiment Celtic Woman would like to share with their fans around the world. Celtic Woman returns with a brand-new studio album, "Postcards from Ireland", due for release on October 29.  There will also be a TV special accompanying the new work.

The Sea Shanty Tik Tok craze which has Grimsby connections With its strong maritime history the town is strongly linked to more than a couple of shanties Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now This year has already sprung a few surprises suggesting it might be every bit as unusual as 2020 - including the entry of Sea Shanties into the UK Top 40. In amongst some of the more worrying and serious news happening at the moment, seeing traditional seafaring songs are making a return us...

IT has been a whirlwind few days for Nathan Evans. No sooner was he signed to a record label when the shanty singing postman then found himself at…

Grado GT220 review: What do you get for the money? The Grado GT220 retail for £250, a price tag that puts them in direct competition with the likes of Apple’s AirPods Pro, the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds and Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless 2. But while those similarly-priced rivals offer an extensive suite of features, the GT220 hang their hat squarely on sound quality. Grado has chosen to omit active noise cancellation and an ambient sound mode - marquee features for the majority of ea...

L-R: Jonathan Darley; Andy Yates; Dave Robinson; Robbie Sattin The U.K. group, whose song "Wellerman" kicked off the shanty trend on TikTok, was the subject of a transatlantic bidding war. U.K. folk group The Longest Johns, whose song “Wellerman” kicked off the TikTok sea shanty trend after it was covered by Scottish singer Nathan Evans on the platform, have signed global recording and touring deals with Universal Music’s Decca Records and UTA, respectively. The recording agreement, a par...

A sea shanty called Wellerman is rising up the UK record charts about 190 years after the Weller family settled in Aotearoa.

Olivia Rodrigo’s hot streak continues in the U.K. where “Drivers License” (Interscope) extends its reign into a second week.