Where once they hauled nets, they're now expected to land hits and the notorious 'second album syndrome', plus the pressures, pitfalls and temptations of their newfound fame, are all starting to bite hard. In the original line-up, all of the members of the group "grew up within half a mile of Port Isaac harbour" except for John McDonnell who is a Yorkshireman. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Sole Mates comprised tracks that the band had performed during their previous two tours and featured additional instrumentation from Phil Beer from Show of Hands and Emma Murfin from Cornwall-based folk act Black Velvet. Records that aren't in picture sleeves will either be in a company sleeve or a generic plain sleeve.

Well produced, with great audio quality; really brings out the rollicking, rumbustious sound of their live performances.

The only downside I can think of is that the game's theme is really secondary to the gameplay/mechanisms.

What was notable that evening was that within this group there was a range of voices sufficient to cover all points of the vocal compass, from top tenor high up in the north, down to true bass deep in the south. Their dear friend the late Trevor Grills, the sweetest-ever tenor on the Cornish side of the Tamar, was heard to modestly remark‘Here, we might just be better than we think we are.At that first meet-up in that Port Isaac sitting room back late in 1990, the old mates sat around on sofas and yearned about what they wanted to sing and how they wanted to do it; there were four fishermen and an ex-fisherman, various life boat men and coast guards, and a marine engineer for good measure; fishermen and their friends. Then there's the small matter of their 2022 performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, the most famous music festival in the world. Forget the sell-out appearances at the Albert Hall, the Festival Hall, the London Palladium and all the fabulous old theatres and opera houses and festivals up and down the land. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. Based on the true story of the chart-topping Cornish singing sensations and their hit 2019 movie, 'Fisherman's Friends: The Musical' is a feel-good voyage about friendship, community and music which smashed box office records in Cornwall.

Lobb and former member Hawkins were previously both supported by Vintage Guitars and regularly use their instruments on stage. The best album credited to Fisherman's Friends is Home From The Sea which is ranked number 123,575 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 1.The film was directed by Chris Foggin and was released in cinemas nationwide in the UK on 15 March 2019. They sing the chorus on Show of Hands' song "Cousin Jack" and the title track of Show of Hands' "best of" CD Roots. At the 2011 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards The Fisherman's Friends received The Good Tradition Award for keeping folk music alive and bringing it to new audiences. The band have appeared on BBC One's The One Show on two occasions, been the subject of an ITV1 documentary that charted their early success, a Sky Arts documentary which featured their performance at the Celtic Connections festival, BBC's Countryfile with John Craven and many local news items. They're the original buoy band, straight outta Cornwall, and having already landed one hit movie based on their incredible story, The Fisherman's Friends are ready to set sail on the sequel and another album.

When a group of Cornish fishermen came together to sing the traditional working songs they'd sung for generations, nobody, least of all the fishermen, expected the story to end on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 775278. The album, titled Fishermen's Friends Are Home from the Sea, has 20 tracks and was recorded in St Peter's Church, Port Isaac, on 26 and 27 April 2002. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.The Fisherman's Friends' performances combine traditional songs of the sea with more contemporary folk music and a large dash of humour. The Fisherman's Friends dedicate new album One and All to tenor Trevor Grills who died in freak accident". Whilst essentially an a cappella group, their studio recordings and live performances now often include traditional simple instrumentation. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!