Hop on the TikTok trend this month with our free sheet music for The Wellerman, a traditional sea shanty. The latest trend highlights social media users singing various sea shanties–and now you can play your own!
Fun facts about Sea Shanties:
- Shanties were songs traditionally sung by sailors as they worked aboard merchant ships. They can be traced back to the mid-19th century.
- The Wellerman tells the story of New Zealand sailors hunting a whale and awaiting provisions.
- This traditional New Zealand folk song was sung aboard ships owned by the Weller Brothers of Sydney, who supplied provisions to the New Zealand shore starting in 1833.