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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.
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.
In Ringo Starr's rendition of "You're Sixteen", Starr is heard singing the chorus of the song in the fade at the end. [27] [28] The 2019 film Fisherman's Friends, based on a true story, features a Cornish group of fishermen who sing the song en route to hitting the pop charts and touring. The song also features in the end credits.
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.
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.
Along with sessions highlights, the box set The Pet Sounds Sessions includes two alternate takes, one with Carl Wilson singing lead on the first verse, and one with Brian singing all parts. [citation needed] In 2011, the song was sung by Fisherman's Friends at Cambridge Folk Festival. [22] and released on Suck'em and Sea. [23]
He convinced the radio station to air The Fisherman's Friend, in 1951 by working for free. The radio show began with a new theme song, "Gone Fishin'" written by Nick and Charles Kenny and sung by The Three Suns with Texas Jim Robertson (You can hear the song on YouTube). This became Ensley's theme song throughout his career.
Fisherman's Friends: The Musical had its world premiere at Truro's Hall For Cornwall on Oct 13, 2021 and ran for three weeks until Oct 30, 2021. Based on the true story of the chart-topping Cornish singing sensations and their hit 2019 film, Fisherman's Friends: The Musical is a feel-good voyage about friendship, community and music that will give any land-lover a mighty pair of sea legs.