The Wellerman

I’d never heard of TikTok till now. I saw the thing about Parkinson’s: I have a friend and a relative with it so I found it interesting too.

Not daft at all MayBee70!

I couldn't see the point of Tik Tok but after seeing this recording I read that Tik Tok users had collaborated on a new design for a pill bottle to be used by Parkinson's sufferers. If that's true, its a nice story too.

There, another band from the islands called Peat and Diesel that have made it big recently as well. There is actually a folk band called Wellerman and they must be really brassed off that they didn’t think of doing it. Maybe they could get together with the lad. I’ve messaged it to lots of friends and they all say how much they love it. It’s the good side of social media isn’t it. Lockdown has got to me a bit recently but the minute I heard this song it was as if a black cloud overhead went away and the sun came out. Does that sound daft??

I just love this. The singer who started it was a postie from Airdrie!

www.ladbible.com/community/viral-sea-shanty-tiktok-postman-quits-job-following-viral-success-20210116

Here's another (much longer) link - includes some history on the backround to The Wellerman sea shanty
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7IfKNhN1oQ

Absolutley loved this story MayBee70.

Here's a link from You Tube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsurPg9Ckw