Recalling viral music trends and archiving them in the mind seems at odds with the transient nature of the medium — and the flashbang attention span economy it represents — but for those of you who remember, there was a sea shanty thing kicking around about a while ago, starting with a cover of “The Wellerman” sung by a young Scotsman named Nathan Evans backed up by internet friends. That sensation turned into a group, appropriately called The Wellermen who have since expanded their repertoire into more areas of traditional folk and recorded some music for a more lasting approach to a career. This international group is now touring, and will make a stopover at Humbrews tonight at 8 p.m. ($20).
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