Hop on the viral Sea Shanty craze with this online singalong

Remember that viral craze that washed ashore and flooded our Instagram, TikTok and Twitter feeds a few years back? Captivating videos of harmonizing choruses singing classic sea shanties (an especially popular one is the New Zealand sea shanty “Wellerman”) that build into something akin to nautical symphonies.

If you want to get to bring that social trend into the real world, the South Street Museum has made it easy for you with a monthly sea-music event called “Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music.” The event is the original NYC shanty singalong, and it features members of The New York Packet singing songs round-robin from living rooms, kitchens and other spaces across the city. The music events occur in person aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree from May 4 through October 5, with each singalong hosted by a local artist who will lead the group through a variety of traditional maritime work songs and ballads.

“Sea chanteys fit in beautifully with the New York tradition,” said Laura Norwitz, the South Street Seaport Museum’s Senior Director of Program and Education. “Sailing ships were a melting pot of languages and cultures, and chanteys and forecastle songs, along with hard work and shared challenges, helped sailors merge into one community. When we sing these songs today—some old, and some updated with up-to-the-moment lyrics—we celebrate our connection with our maritime heritage and also with the community we create enjoying home-made music together.”

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