In the space of a few weeks, Nathan Evans has gone from unknown postman to major label-signed chart star. The story of his sudden rise to fame performing sea shanties on TikTok is now well documented; and the ShantyTok movement this week fully crosses over into the mainstream as a remix of Wellerman, the shanty that sparked the viral craze, lands at Number 3 on the Official Singles Chart.
The debut is impressive by any standards, but among Scottish artists (he hails from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire), Nathan is the first Scot in almost a decade to land a Top 3 entry with their debut single - since Emeli Sande's Heaven reached Number 2 in 2011. "It's wild, it's absolutely wild," Nathan told us over a Zoom call from his home. "When I'm talking
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