Roselyn Fauth, left, and Keely Kroening, of the South Canterbury Museum, getting into a sea shanty mood at the Patiti Point whalepot. A sea shanty going viral around the world could have its origins in Timaru. Fauth is now thinking about getting a group together to learn the sea shanty and film it being sung at the Patiti Point whaling pot. “Older people know about Timaru having whaling stations but TikTok is now a way for young people to learn about our heritage.’’SUPPLIED A whaling trypot at Timaru’s Patiti Point. Fauth said one of the whaling station workers in Timaru was Samuel Williams who may have worked alongside the shanty’s composer.

Source: Stuff January 18, 2021 03:33 UTC