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Fisherman´s Friends hit movie

Fisherman´s Friends hit movie

The story behind the Cornish shanty singers has been made into this year´s hit feel good movie

The original ‘buoy band’, bound together by lifelong friendship and shared experience, for 30 years the Fisherman’s Friends have been meeting on the Platt on the harbour in their native Port Isaac to sing the songs of the sea. A decade ago they were persuaded to sign the record deal that saw their album Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends go Gold as they became the first ever traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album. The Fisherman’s Friends are: fisher brothers John and Jeremy Brown; writer/shopkeeper Jon Cleave; smallholder and engineer John ‘Lefty’ Lethbridge; builder John McDonnell (a Yorkshireman who visited Port Isaac more than 30 years ago and never left); Padstow fisherman Jason Nicholas; film maker Toby Lobb and the new boy, former ambulance driver Pete Hicks.

Their incredible true story is told in the hit feel good movie of the year Fisherman’s Friends, starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton and Noel Clarke with cameo appearances from the group whose voices also appear on the soundtrack. What’s more, in an incredible twist of fate, Pete Hicks who appears in the on-screen Fisherman’s Friends has now joined the actual line up and will be out on tour with the boys this autumn. The new film was released in cinemas across the UK on Friday 15th March.

Watch the official trailer for their debut film HERE

Singing live is what we’re all about, it’s why we started the group in the first place,” says MC and bass man Jon Cleave, instantly recognisable from his extravagant moustaches.

The film has been a wonderful experience and is something we can all be very proud of, but we’re itching to get back on the road, renew some old friendships and make lots of new ones as well.”

Released alongside the Fisherman’s Friends film, the group’s latest album Keep Hauling features 17 sea shanties – some old, some new and some slighty blue.

Cornwall’s best-known musical export, the Fisherman’s Friends have also been the subject of an ITV documentary, released the hit albums One and All(2013), Proper Job (2015) and Sole Mates (2018) and every year play to tens of thousands of fans at home and abroad.

Following their Winter Warmer tour this month Fisherman´s Friends have announced a huge UK tour for September and October 2019. Expect a fresh catch of shanties and songs of the sea as well as a net full of nautical nonsense from Cornwall´s Saltiest Sea Dog singers.

Tickets for the tour go on sale 9.30am Friday 15th March (London goes on sale 10am Tuesday 19th March) and are all available from www.gigsandtours.com

 

AUTUMN UK DATES 2019

21 September             Cardiff St David´s Hall

24 September             Gateshead Sage

06 October                  Manchester Bridgewater Hall

07 October                  Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion

08 October                  Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

11 October                  London Barbican

12 October                  Exeter Uni Great Hall

 

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