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  2. Fisherman's Friends - Wikipedia

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    The Fisherman's Friends are a folk music group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, who sing sea shanties. [1] They have been performing locally since 1995, and signed a record deal with Universal Music in March 2010. Whilst essentially an a cappella group, their studio recordings and live performances now often include traditional simple instrumentation.

  3. Fisherman's Friends (film) - Wikipedia

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    Fisherman's Friends is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Chris Foggin from a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth.. The film was inspired by a true story about Fisherman's Friends, a group of Cornish fishermen from Port Isaac who were signed by Universal Records and achieved a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties.

  4. Fisherman's Friends: The Musical - Wikipedia

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    The songs from the musical are including sea-shanties that have both been made famous by the group, as well as having been sung by them; some of the songs have been embellished for the stage, being performed more emotionally, with adapted lyrics or even in a different musical style, while all of the music heard is performed live by the on-stage company.

  5. Jamaica Farewell - Wikipedia

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    Fisherman's Friends, on the album Sole Mates. The Kingston Trio , who led the folk revival of the late 1950s, took their name from the mention of Kingston, Jamaica in the song; though their recording of the song was not released until their 1997 compilation album The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years and later live version appearing on their 2006 ...

  6. Fisherman's Friends: One and All - Wikipedia

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    Fisherman's Friends: One and All is a 2022 British film directed by Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard from a screenplay by Moorcroft, Leonard and Piers Ashworth. The film stars James Purefoy, David Hayman, Richard Harrington, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, Maggie Steed, Jade Anouka and Ramon Tikaram, with Irish singer-songwriter Imelda May making her acting debut. [1]

  7. Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends - Wikipedia

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    Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends is the third album from the Cornwall-based folk music group Fisherman's Friends. It was released in the UK on 26 April 2010, on Universal Records. It peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart. It was the group's first release on a major label, as their first three CDs were self-released.

  8. Dick Nolan (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Two more gold albums followed; furthermore, he had a hit song in 1972 with "Home Again This Year". [5] That year, he was the editor for the folk song collection Newfoundland Songs, published by the Bennett Brewing Company. [6] He continued to release albums of country music and Newfoundland folk songs regularly for many years. [7]

  9. The Leaving of Liverpool - Wikipedia

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    "The Leaving of Liverpool" has been recorded by many popular folk singers and groups since the 1950s. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem had a top 10 hit with the song in Ireland in 1964. [2] [3] The song has also been adapted by several artists, most notably The Dubliners and The Pogues.