The Wellermen w/ David Kahn
City Winery Philadelphia presents The Wellermen w/ David Kahn live in concert on June 21st at 7:30pm
Bass singing folk group The Wellermen were discovered during the viral Sea Shanty trend of early 2021. The four have only met in person once with members Bobby Waters & Luke Taylor based in the US and Jonny Stewart & Sam Pope based in the UK. The four members' lives were to change when they dueted with a seemingly innocuous ‘Sea Shanty’ (Wellerman) on TikTok. Since the release of the now ubiquitous TikTok, it’s been viewed 100m+ times across multiple platforms and continents, and has seen The Wellermen appear at events like The Brits, shows like Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Take Away, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver and The Colbert Show & ABC News Australia. The Wellermen used their moment of unexpected virality for lasting good, raising money via proceeds from 'Wellerman' for the Marine Conservation Society, giving back to the seas.
Since then the group have gone on to release their debut album containing even more viral hits, from ‘Misty Mountains’ and ‘Nancy Mulligan’ to the North Sea Trend phenomenon ‘Hoist The Colours’ which reached #3 on the global TikTok sound chart in February 2024. The group have achieved 150m streams to date and amassed a global audience of millions in the process.
The Wellermen embark on their debut USA tour in June 2024, with their hotly anticipated follow up album due for release Winter 2024.
David Kahn: Bass singing internet folklore with a 7+ octave vocal range David Kahn, is changing today’s musical landscape. Each and every one of David’s original songs and covers are of a unique and nuanced sound: powerful lows through soaring highs; laced with rhythmic soundscapes and profound lyrics. His musical career started at Berklee College of Music singing in a cappella bands and then as a solo singer guitarist at Disney and Universal Studios. Since then he has performed in arenas internationally touring with Elvis Presley’s bandmate of 1000+ concerts Ed Enoch, Wiz Khalifa, Street Corner Symphony from NBC’s ‘The Sing-Off’, and many more world class acts.
