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Bristol’s beloved sea-shanty pioneers The Longest Johns originally formed after a group of friends, who had bonded over playing video games, decided to have a go at singing sea shanties. After recording themselves on YouTube singing in one of the band member’s kitchens just a week later, the band began its whirlwind journey to shanty festivals across the globe.The band quickly adopted a focus on social media, introducing more people to the joy of sea shanties and folk music through modern media, and building a passionate global community of listeners along the way. For over more than a decade, The Longest Johns have balanced preservation with reinvention. Digital natives as much as tradition-bearers, The Longest Johns continue to explore how communal singing resonates in a fragmented world. Known for transforming theatres into communal singing spaces, they bring songs once heard on dockyards and deckboards back to life for contemporary audiences.

Monthly Listeners

633,488

Followers

275,473

Total Streams

450.0 million

Top Cities

12,421 listeners
9,848 listeners
6,364 listeners
6,426 listeners
6,490 listeners

Popular Tracks

207 tracks
1
Wellerman

Wellerman

Jan 1, 2018

75.7 million

streams

2
Bones In The Ocean

Bones In The Ocean

May 27, 2013

35.3 million

streams

3
Santiana

Santiana

Jun 7, 2018

27.5 million

streams

4
Drunken Sailor

Drunken Sailor

Nov 19, 2013

21.0 million

streams

5
Oak & Ash & Thorn

Oak & Ash & Thorn

Jun 10, 2020

20.2 million

streams

6
Ashes

Ashes

Jun 10, 2020

14.1 million

streams

7
On The Railroad

On The Railroad

Jun 17, 2016

13.1 million

streams

8
Here's A Health To The Company

Here's A Health To The Company

Jun 10, 2020

11.0 million

streams

9
One More Pull

One More Pull

Jan 25, 2021

10.3 million

streams

10
Hammer And The Anvil

Hammer And The Anvil

Jan 28, 2022

10.2 million

streams