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Music is storytelling, and some of the best stories have been told through centuries-old traditional folk songs. On their new album ‘Northern Sky’, The Wellermen have given this rich traditional musical history a new sound.
The Wellermen’s history is well-known: originators of the sea shanty trend on Tiktok, they’ve since gone from strength to strength. Their versions of ‘Misty Mountains’, ‘Nancy Mulligan’, and ‘Hoist The Colours’ have racked up billions of views and led them to appearances on shows like Ant and Dec, Last Week Tonight, The Colbert Show and more.
The group have now returned with their new album ‘Northern Sky’. Among much-loved traditionals such as ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’, ‘Amazing Grace’, and ‘Red Is The Rose’, you will find more modern songs such as a tribute to Johnny Cash on ‘Hurt’ and a lively version of ‘The Nights’. The band also present originals ‘Northern Sky’ - inspired by maritime life in the Hebrides in the 18th century, and the humorous ‘Tall Tales’ - a one-upmanship of the telling of wild sea adventures.
Say the Wellermen: “It’s all about connection and storytelling, and we hope the listeners are able to find something meaningful.” One thing is absolutely certain: these talented young men are in it for the long haul.
Having never met prior to their viral Tik Tok moment, the individual members of the group each have varied backgrounds. Bobby Waters was at the University of Massachusetts and graduated with a degree in Computer Science, whilst over in the UK, Jonny Stewart was freelancing as a bass singer and studying to become an accountant. The youngest member of the group, Luke Taylor, at only 21, was the only bass on the original ‘Wellerman’ recording sung by Nathan Evans and subsequently was asked to join The Wellermen to form the supergroup of singers. To complete The Wellermen lineup, British native Sam Pope is not just a singer, he’s also a professional actor & multi-instrumentalist, currently starring in the touring musical production of ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ in the UK.
Following on from their first viral moment the group took over the internet again with their take on blockbuster track ‘Misty Mountains’ taken from the film & book The Hobbit, which has now racked up over 6M+ streams, over 2M+ views on Youtube & 40M+ views on TikTok.
The group have gone onto release eight singles, 20M+ streams, over 19M views, grown their Tik Toks to a combined 4.5M +, featured in Forbes Magazine, featured at #4 in Germany’s Spotify Viral Chart.
The Wellermen have now released their much anticipated debut album which iIncluded hits like their cover of Ed Sheeran’s Nancy Mulligan, Misty Mountains (40m+ TikTok views), alongside the track that started it all “Wellerman.” The group haved built a global fan base consisting of a combined 7M+ following, racked up 50 million+ streams across all platforms.