Asano’s take — an electric violin version — garnered millions of views overnight. “And then ‘The Wellerman’ sea shanty rolled around, the biggest trend of a few years ago,” said Asano.

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But Canadian virtuoso Karen Gomyo has performed regularly on not just one but two of the prized instruments, even featuring in a documentary, The Mysteries of the Supreme Violin. Like many concert ...

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The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched of the string instrument family. Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical ...

A pop remix of one song, Wellerman, has spent seven weeks in the top three but has now finally reached the top spot. "We've done it! Unbelievable, I'm speechless," he said. "Everybody's support ...

The 28-year-old shot to fame in late 2020 when a TikTok video of the 19th Century shanty Wellerman led to a record deal and a Number 1 single in several countries, including the UK. Nathan ...

It's easy to see why "Soon May the Wellerman Come" became TikTok's first viral hit of 2021. This jaunty 19th century earworm, sung so earnestly by a postman with a thick Scottish brogue, is perfect ...