Spalding area performers speak on sea shanty craze Published: 16:00, 30 January 2021
They may date back to years ago, but singing sea shanties has suddenly become a viral craze on social media.
According to members of Spalding Folk Club, however, these popular collective folk songs have actually never gone away and are regularly performed in their group.
The hashtag âseashantyâ has been viewed over 2.4 billion times on the social media platform TikTok, with the songs gaining a new generation of fans.
Members of Spalding Folk Club performing in Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding before the pandemic. (44067535)
It is thought to have been sparked by Scottish postman Nathan Evans performing his rousing renditions of old seafaring songs such as âWhat Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?â