![]() The group performed at the 2010 Cornbury music festival in Oxfordshire, the Glastonbury Festival on several occasions, typically on the Acoustic Stage, but on one occasion performing on the Pyramid Stage, and the Cambridge Folk Festival. Lobb and former member Hawkins are both supported by Vintage Guitars and regularly use their instruments on stage. With the addition of Nicholas and Lobb (accordion and guitar) to the founding members of the group, they have included musical accompaniment in their performances. Their repertoire includes both shanties and other nautical songs, some of which are fairly lewd. They sing the chorus on Show of Hands' song "Cousin Jack" and the title track of Show of Hands' "best of" CD Roots. ![]() Jon Cleave is one of the MCs of the group and also the author/illustrator of the children's book series Gully as well as the full length, humorous novel Nasty Pasty. Walker's manager, Ian Brown, travelled to Port Isaac and negotiated a recording contract worth £1 million for them with Universal Music Group, who released their first commercial album the following year. In 2009 BBC Radio presenter Johnnie Walker was in Cornwall on holiday and came across two of their homemade CDs. He died in January 2021 at the age of 88. Peter Rowe was the oldest founding member. Three were fishermen, and the others were linked to the sea through service as coastguards or lifeboatmen. 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. The current members are Jeremy Brown, John Lethbridge (Lefty), Jason Nicholas, Toby Lobb, John McDonnell (Johnny Mac), Jon Cleave (Cleavie) and Pete Hicks. Their name is a reference to a brand of strong throat lozenges, Fisherman's Friend. The Fisherman's Friends' performances combine traditional songs of the sea with more contemporary folk music and a large dash of humour. Whilst essentially an a cappella group, their studio recordings and live performances now often include traditional simple instrumentation. They have been performing locally since 1995, and signed a record deal with Universal Music in March 2010. ![]() The Fisherman's Friends are a folk music group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, who sing sea shanties. The Fisherman's Friends performing at Port Isaac ![]()
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